Schlacht
German
Etymology
From Middle High German slaht, from Old High German slahta, ultimately from the root of schlagen (“to strike, hit”). Compare Danish slag (“battle, strike”). Cognate of English slaughter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃlaxt/
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Schlacht
Noun
Schlacht f (genitive Schlacht, plural Schlachten)
Declension
Declension of Schlacht [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Schlacht | die | Schlachten |
| genitive | einer | der | Schlacht | der | Schlachten |
| dative | einer | der | Schlacht | den | Schlachten |
| accusative | eine | die | Schlacht | die | Schlachten |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “Schlacht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schlacht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schlacht” in Duden online
- Schlacht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Plautdietsch
Noun
Schlacht f (plural Schlachten)