Tankwart

German

Etymology

Shortened from Tankstellenwart. Analysable as tanken (“to refuel”) +‎ Wart (“guard, keeper”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtaŋkvaʁt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Tank‧wart

Noun

Tankwart m (strong, genitive Tankwarts or Tankwartes, plural Tankwarte or (younger, more informal) Tankwärte, feminine Tankwartin or Tankwärtin)

  1. filling station attendant, one who performs general tasks (such as assisting or cashing) at a filling/gas/petrol station

Declension

Declension of Tankwart [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Tankwart die Tankwarte, Tankwärte
genitive eines des Tankwarts, Tankwartes der Tankwarte, Tankwärte
dative einem dem Tankwart, Tankwarte1 den Tankwarten, Tankwärten
accusative einen den Tankwart die Tankwarte, Tankwärte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Tankwart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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