wachtarz

Polish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Middle High German wahtære, from Old High German wahtāri. By surface analysis, wachta +‎ -arz. Compare Russian вахтёр (vaxtjór), Silesian wachtyrz and Ukrainian вахте́р (vaxtér).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvax.taʂ/
• Rhymes: -axtaʂ
• Syllabification: wach‧tarz

Noun

wachtarz m pers

1. (military, obsolete) sentinel, sentry, watchman

   Synonyms: strażnik, wartownik

Declension

Declension of wachtarz

	singular	plural
nominative	wachtarz	wachtarze
genitive	wachtarza	wachtarzy/wachtarzów
dative	wachtarzowi	wachtarzom
accusative	wachtarza	wachtarzy/wachtarzów
instrumental	wachtarzem	wachtarzami
locative	wachtarzu	wachtarzach
vocative	wachtarzu	wachtarze

Related terms

adjective

• wachtowy

 

noun

• wachta

 

Further reading

• wachtarz in Polish dictionaries at PWN