Wachstube
German
editEtymology 1
editCompound of Wache (“guard, watch”) + Stube (“room”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editWachstube f (genitive Wachstube, plural Wachstuben)
Declension
editDeclension of Wachstube [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Wachstube | die | Wachstuben |
genitive | einer | der | Wachstube | der | Wachstuben |
dative | einer | der | Wachstube | den | Wachstuben |
accusative | eine | die | Wachstube | die | Wachstuben |
Etymology 2
editCompound of Wachs (“wax”) + Tube (“tube”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editWachstube f (genitive Wachstube, plural Wachstuben)
Declension
editDeclension of Wachstube [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Wachstube | die | Wachstuben |
genitive | einer | der | Wachstube | der | Wachstuben |
dative | einer | der | Wachstube | den | Wachstuben |
accusative | eine | die | Wachstube | die | Wachstuben |
Usage notes
edit- This word pair was often cited by advocates of Fraktur or blackletter printing, because in Fraktur etymology 1 is spelt Wachſtube (with a long s) while etymology 2 is spelt Wachstube (with a short s).