Wachtel

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German wachtel, wahtel, from Old High German wahtala, wahtila, from Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā (“quail”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaxtəl/, [ˈvaχtəl], [ˈvaχtl̩]
  • Audio
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Noun[edit]

Wachtel f (genitive Wachtel, plural Wachteln)

  1. quail
  2. (slang, derogatory) screw (i.e., prison guard)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Wachtel
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wachtel die Wachteln
genitive einer der Wachtel der Wachteln
dative einer der Wachtel den Wachteln
accusative eine die Wachtel die Wachteln

Further reading[edit]

  • “Wachtel” in Duden online
  • “Wachtel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Wachtel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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