wachter
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch wachter. Equivalent to wachten (“to take guard, to wait”) + -er.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wachter m (plural wachters, diminutive wachtertje n)
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Descendants edit
Vilamovian edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German wahtāri. Cognate with German Wächter.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
wachter m (plural wachtyn)
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
wachter c (plural wachters)
- person who keeps watch, guard
- satellite, moon
- worker bee
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Further reading edit
- “wachter”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011