Deichschart

German

Alternative forms

• (less common) Deichscharte f

Etymology

From Deich (“dyke”) +‎ Low German Schart (“notch, cleft”), a partial calque of Low German Diekscha(a)rt n, from Middle Low German dîk + schārt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ̯çˌʃaʁt/

Noun

Deichschart n (strong or mixed, genitive Deichscharts or Deichschartes, plural Deichscharte or Deichscharten)

1. coupure (opening in a dyke)

Declension

Declension of Deichschart [neuter, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Deichschart	die	Deichscharte, Deichscharten
genitive	eines	des	Deichscharts, Deichschartes	der	Deichscharte, Deichscharten
dative	einem	dem	Deichschart, Deichscharte1	den	Deichscharten
accusative	ein	das	Deichschart	die	Deichscharte, Deichscharten

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Scharte