Walstatt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German walstat, from wal (“battlefield”, originally probably “battle, carnage”) + stat (“place”, whence modern Stadt, Statt, and Stätte). The first element is from Old High German wal, from Proto-Germanic *walaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvalˌʃtat/, /ˈvaːlˌʃtat/
• Hyphenation: Wal‧statt

• Audio:

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Noun

Walstatt f (genitive Walstatt, plural Walstätten)

1. (poetic) battlefield

   Synonyms: Schlachtfeld, Kampfplatz

Declension

Declension of Walstatt [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Walstatt	die	Walstätten
genitive	einer	der	Walstatt	der	Walstätten
dative	einer	der	Walstatt	den	Walstätten
accusative	eine	die	Walstatt	die	Walstätten

Related terms

• Walhalla
• Walküre

Further reading

• “Walstatt” in Duden online