Werkstatt

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

werken (“to work”) +‎ Statt (“place”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛrkˌʃtat/, [ˈvɛʁk-], [ˈvɛɐ̯k-], [ʋ-]
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Noun

Werkstatt f (genitive Werkstatt, plural Werkstätten or Werkstätte)

  1. workshop (room where things are manufactured)
    • 1788, “Olla Potrida. Erstes Stük.”, in Weversche Buchhandlung, Berlin, page 143:
      Die Werkstätte sind in geringer Anzahl, und die Arbeiter nur einen Theil des Jahres beschäftigt.
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Usage notes

  • The normal plural is Werkstätten, which is suppleted from the rarer singular Werkstätte. This latter form is now archaic (as both a singular and a plural).

Declension

Declension of Werkstatt [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Werkstatt die Werkstätten, Werkstätte
genitive einer der Werkstatt der Werkstätten, Werkstätte
dative einer der Werkstatt den Werkstätten
accusative eine die Werkstatt die Werkstätten, Werkstätte

Descendants

  • → Polish: warsztat
  • → Ukrainian: верста́т (verstát)

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