Wechte

German

Alternative forms

• Wächte (superseded)

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps related to wehen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛçtə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Wech‧te

Noun

Wechte f (genitive Wechte, plural Wechten)

1. (geography, mountaineering) cornice (overhanging edge of snow)

Usage notes

• The spelling Wechte has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Wächte) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension

Declension of Wechte [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wechte	die	Wechten
genitive	einer	der	Wechte	der	Wechten
dative	einer	der	Wechte	den	Wechten
accusative	eine	die	Wechte	die	Wechten

Further reading

• Wechte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Wechte” in Duden online
• “Wechte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Wechte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon