Wache

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See also: wache and wachę

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wache, from Old High German wacha, from Proto-West Germanic *waku. Cognate with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German wāke, English wake.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvaxə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aχə
  • Hyphenation: Wa‧che

Noun

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Wache f (genitive Wache, plural Wachen)

  1. wake, vigil
    Synonym: (poetic) Wacht
  2. watch, sentry, guard duty
    Synonyms: Bewachung, Wachdienst, (poetic) Wacht
  3. watch, guard (group of people perfoming such duty)
    Synonyms: Wachmannschaft, Wachposten, Wachdienst, (poetic) Wacht
  4. guard station, guardhouse
    Synonyms: Wachposten, Wachlokal, Wachstube
  5. Short for Polizeiwache: police station
    Synonyms: Dienststelle, (informal) Revier

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Kashubian: wacha
  • Polish: odwach

Further reading

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  • Wache” in Duden online
  • Wache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Wache f

  1. plural of Wach