Wachturm

German

Etymology

wachen (“to watch”) +‎ Turm (“tower”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wachturm m (strong, genitive Wachturmes or Wachturms, plural Wachtürme)

  1. watchtower

Declension

Declension of Wachturm [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wachturm die Wachtürme
genitive eines des Wachturmes, Wachturms der Wachtürme
dative einem dem Wachturm, Wachturme1 den Wachtürmen
accusative einen den Wachturm die Wachtürme

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Wachturm” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Wachturm” in Duden online
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