German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

Walstatt f (genitive Walstatt, plural Walstätten)

  1. (poetic) battlefield
    Synonyms: Schlachtfeld, Kampfplatz

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