Wahrschau

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Low German [Term?], from Middle Low German warschuwinge (“warning”); altered by folk etymology to a compound of wahr (“true”) +‎ Schau (“look”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯/

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Noun

Wahrschau f (genitive Wahrschau, no plural)

1. warning, caution, attention

Declension

Declension of Wahrschau [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wahrschau
genitive	einer	der	Wahrschau
dative	einer	der	Wahrschau
accusative	eine	die	Wahrschau

Interjection

Wahrschau!

1. (military) Attention! Look out! Watch out!

Further reading

• “Wahrschau” in Duden online
• “Wahrschau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Wahrschau n (proper noun, strong, genitive Wahrschaus)

1. Obsolete spelling of Warschau (“Warsaw”)