Wachtmeister

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German

Etymology

15/16th c., Wacht +‎ Meister. Compare Middle High German wachemeister.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wachtmeister m (strong, genitive Wachtmeisters, plural Wachtmeister)

  1. (historical) master sentinel (a rank of NCO in the cavalry, equivalent to a feldwebel)
  2. (Austria, Switzerland) a sergeant; a Wachtmeister

Declension

Declension of Wachtmeister
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Wachtmeister die Wachtmeister
genitive eines des Wachtmeisters der Wachtmeister
dative einem dem Wachtmeister den Wachtmeistern
accusative einen den Wachtmeister die Wachtmeister

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