wacht
See also: Wacht
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch wachte, from Old Dutch wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō.
Noun edit
wacht f (plural wachten, diminutive wachtje n)
- A guard-post.
- (only, definitive) The function, duty of standing guard.
- A body of guards.
- Synonym: garde
- A single guard.
- A turn of guard duty or of other supervision.
Derived terms edit
-types and functions of guards
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
wacht
- inflection of wachten:
German edit
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
wacht
- inflection of wachen:
Middle Dutch edit
Verb edit
wacht