Nachtwache
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German nahtwache, from Old High German nahtwahha, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtwaku. Equivalent to Nacht + Wache. Cognate with Dutch nachtwake and Old English nihtwacu. Also related to Dutch nachtwacht and West Frisian nachtwacht (compare Nachtwacht), and English nightwatch.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Nachtwache f (genitive Nachtwache, plural Nachtwachen)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Nachtwache [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Nachtwache | die | Nachtwachen |
genitive | einer | der | Nachtwache | der | Nachtwachen |
dative | einer | der | Nachtwache | den | Nachtwachen |
accusative | eine | die | Nachtwache | die | Nachtwachen |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Nachtwache” in Duden online
- “Nachtwache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Nachtwache” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
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- German compound terms
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