Wahrschau

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German

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯/
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Noun

Wahrschau f (genitive Wahrschau, no plural)

  1. warning, caution, attention
Declension
Declension of Wahrschau
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Wahrschau
genitive einer der Wahrschau
dative einer der Wahrschau
accusative eine die Wahrschau

Interjection

Wahrschau!

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

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Wahrschau n (proper noun, strong, genitive Wahrschaus)

  1. Obsolete spelling of Warschau (“Warsaw”).
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