Werft
See also: werft
German edit
Etymology edit
From earlier Werf, from Middle Low German werf, from Old Saxon hwerf (“wharf”). The sense “shipyard” probably under influence of cognate Dutch werf. Also cognate with Old High German warb, Old English hwearf, Old Norse hvarf. Derived from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną, whence German werben. See English wharf for more.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
Werft f (genitive Werft, plural Werften)
- shipyard (place where ships are built and repaired)
Declension edit
Declension of Werft [feminine]