Wacht

See also: wacht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wahte, from Old High German wahta, from Proto-West Germanic *wahtu, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vaxt/

Noun

Wacht f (genitive Wacht, plural Wachten)

  1. (higher register, chiefly poetic) Synonym of Wache (“watch, guard, vigilence”)
    auf Wacht sein ― to be on watch

Usage notes
  • Wacht is not possible in the sense of “guardhouse, station”.
  • The derivatives Wächter and Wachtmeister are not stylistically restricted. Besides these, Bergwacht and Wasserwacht are official names of two organizations within the German Red Cross.

Declension
Declension of Wacht [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wacht die Wachten
genitive einer der Wacht der Wachten
dative einer der Wacht den Wachten
accusative eine die Wacht die Wachten

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Russian: вахта (vaxta) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading
  • “Wacht” in Duden online
  • “Wacht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Plautdietsch

Noun

Wacht f (plural Wajchta)

  1. guard, guard duty, watch, vigil
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