Nachtwacht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nahtwahte, from Old High German nahtwahta, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtwahtu. Equivalent to Nacht +‎ Wache. Cognate with Dutch nachtwacht and West Frisian nachtwacht. Also related to Dutch nachtwake, Old English nihtwacu, and English nightwatch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaxtˌvaxt]
  • Hyphenation: Nacht‧wacht

Noun

Nachtwacht f (genitive Nachtwacht, plural Nachtwachten)

  1. (archaic) night watch

Declension

Declension of Nachtwacht [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Nachtwacht die Nachtwachten
genitive einer der Nachtwacht der Nachtwachten
dative einer der Nachtwacht den Nachtwachten
accusative eine die Nachtwacht die Nachtwachten

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