Tankwart
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shortened from Tankstellenwart. Analysable as tanken (“to refuel”) + Wart (“guard, keeper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Tankwart m (strong, genitive Tankwarts or Tankwartes, plural Tankwarte or (younger, more informal) Tankwärte, feminine Tankwartin or Tankwärtin)
- filling station attendant, one who performs general tasks (such as assisting or cashing) at a filling/gas/petrol station
Declension
[edit]Declension of Tankwart [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Tankwart | die | Tankwarte, Tankwärte |
| genitive | eines | des | Tankwarts, Tankwartes | der | Tankwarte, Tankwärte |
| dative | einem | dem | Tankwart, Tankwarte1 | den | Tankwarten, Tankwärten |
| accusative | einen | den | Tankwart | die | Tankwarte, Tankwärte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Tankwart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache