Wachstube
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German
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Compound of Wache (“guard, watch”) + Stube (“room”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Wachstube f (genitive Wachstube, plural Wachstuben)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Wachstube [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Wachstube | die | Wachstuben |
genitive | einer | der | Wachstube | der | Wachstuben |
dative | einer | der | Wachstube | den | Wachstuben |
accusative | eine | die | Wachstube | die | Wachstuben |
Etymology 2
[edit]Compound of Wachs (“wax”) + Tube (“tube”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Wachstube f (genitive Wachstube, plural Wachstuben)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Wachstube [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Wachstube | die | Wachstuben |
genitive | einer | der | Wachstube | der | Wachstuben |
dative | einer | der | Wachstube | den | Wachstuben |
accusative | eine | die | Wachstube | die | Wachstuben |
Usage notes
[edit]- This word pair was often cited by advocates of Fraktur or blackletter printing, because in Fraktur etymology 1 is spelt Wachſtube (with a long s) while etymology 2 is spelt Wachstube (with a short s).