wacta

Latin

Alternative forms

• wagta, waita, gaita, guaita, gueta, gueta

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *wahta (“watch, guard duty, watchtower”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯ak.ta/, [ˈu̯äkt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvak.ta/, [ˈväkt̪ä]

Noun

wacta f (genitive wactae); first declension

1. (Middle Latin) watch, guard duty
2. (Middle Latin) patrol area
3. (Middle Latin) watchtower, lookout

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wacta	wactae
Genitive	wactae	wactārum
Dative	wactae	wactīs
Accusative	wactam	wactās
Ablative	wactā	wactīs
Vocative	wacta	wactae

Descendants

• Catalan: guaita
• Old French: waite, guaite f, gait m
  • Middle French: guette f, guiet m
    • French: guette f, guet m
      • Haitian Creole: gèt
  • Picard: gueû (Athois)