Wahrschau

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German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Low German [Term?], from Middle Low German warschuwinge (“warning”); altered by folk etymology to a compound of wahr (“true”) +‎ Schau (“look”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯/
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Wahrschau f (genitive Wahrschau, no plural)

  1. warning, caution, attention
Declension[edit]
Declension of Wahrschau [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Wahrschau
genitive einer der Wahrschau
dative einer der Wahrschau
accusative eine die Wahrschau

Interjection[edit]

Wahrschau!

  1. (military) Attention! Look out! Watch out!

Further reading[edit]

  • “Wahrschau” in Duden online
  • “Wahrschau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Wahrschau n (proper noun, strong, genitive Wahrschaus)

  1. Obsolete spelling of Warschau (“Warsaw”)
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