Tartsche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tartsche, from Old French targe, from Old Norse targa, from Proto-Germanic *targǭ. Compare cognate Old High German zarga, whence modern Zarge (“frame”), Old English targe, whereas Middle Low German tartze, tartzge and Middle Dutch tarche, tartse are also borrowings from Old French. In medieval use of infantry shields, by the 16th century also of equestrian shields; in the later 16th century becomes part of the technical vocabulary of jousting equipment (hence Stechtartsche, Gittertartsche, etc.).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Tartsche f (genitive Tartsche, plural Tartschen)

1. shield, targe

Declension

Declension of Tartsche [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Tartsche	die	Tartschen
genitive	einer	der	Tartsche	der	Tartschen
dative	einer	der	Tartsche	den	Tartschen
accusative	eine	die	Tartsche	die	Tartschen

Descendants

• → Swedish: tartsch

Further reading

• “Tartsche” in Duden online