Warten

See also: warten

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as wartena in 1412. Borrowed from West Frisian Wartena, derived in turn from Old Frisian Wartena (“a surname”). Compare Warga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑr.tə(n)/
• Hyphenation: War‧ten
• Rhymes: -ɑrtən

Proper noun

Warten n

1. A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaʁtən/, [ˈvaʁtn̩]

• Audio (Germany):

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• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: War‧ten

Noun

Warten n (strong, genitive Wartens, no plural)

1. gerund of warten
   1. waiting
   2. (technology) maintaining

Declension

Declension of Warten [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Warten
genitive	eines	des	Wartens
dative	einem	dem	Warten
accusative	ein	das	Warten

Noun

Warten

1. plural of Warte