Vogt

English

Etymology

From German Vogt. Doublet of foud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voʊt/

Proper noun

Vogt

  1. A surname from German.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German voget, from Old High German fogat, borrowed from Late Latin vocātus, from Classical Latin advocātus. Doublet of Advokat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foːkt/
  • IPA(key): /foːxt/ (Northern and Central Germany, Franconia, Northern Bavaria)
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Noun

Vogt m (strong, genitive Vogts or Vogtes, plural Vögte)

  1. (history) steward

Declension

Declension of Vogt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Vogt die Vögte
genitive eines des Vogts, Vogtes der Vögte
dative einem dem Vogt, Vogte1 den Vögten
accusative einen den Vogt die Vögte

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Vogt

Proper noun

Vogt m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Vogts or (with an article) Vogt, feminine genitive Vogt, plural Vogts)

  1. a surname originating as an occupation

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