Nachtwacht
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German nahtwahte, from Old High German nahtwahta, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtwahtu. Equivalent to Nacht + Wache. Cognate with Dutch nachtwacht and West Frisian nachtwacht. Also related to Dutch nachtwake, Old English nihtwacu, and English nightwatch.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Nachtwacht f (genitive Nachtwacht, plural Nachtwachten)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Nachtwacht [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Nachtwacht | die | Nachtwachten |
| genitive | einer | der | Nachtwacht | der | Nachtwachten |
| dative | einer | der | Nachtwacht | den | Nachtwachten |
| accusative | eine | die | Nachtwacht | die | Nachtwachten |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Nachtwacht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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