Wachtgeld

German

Etymology

From Wacht (“the guard”) +‎ Geld (“money”).

Noun

Wachtgeld n (strong, genitive Wachtgeldes or Wachtgelds, plural Wachtgelder)

  1. charge levied by cities on certain population groups to pay for the militia or vigilante
  2. charge for guard service or night patrol

Declension

Declension of Wachtgeld [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Wachtgeld die Wachtgelder
genitive eines des Wachtgeldes, Wachtgelds der Wachtgelder
dative einem dem Wachtgeld, Wachtgelde1 den Wachtgeldern
accusative ein das Wachtgeld die Wachtgelder

1Now rare, see notes.

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