Werft

See also: werft

German

Etymology

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

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Noun

Werft f (genitive Werft, plural Werften)

1. shipyard (place where ships are built and repaired)

Declension

Declension of Werft [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Werft	die	Werften
genitive	einer	der	Werft	der	Werften
dative	einer	der	Werft	den	Werften
accusative	eine	die	Werft	die	Werften

Further reading

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