Wechte

Wechte

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Alemannic German Wächti, an abstract noun derived from the equivalent of wehen (“to blow (of wind)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛçtə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Wech‧te

Noun

Wechte f (genitive Wechte, plural Wechten)

  1. (geography, mountaineering) cornice (overhanging edge of snow)

Usage notes

  • The spelling Wechte has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Wächte) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension

Declension of Wechte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wechte die Wechten
genitive einer der Wechte der Wechten
dative einer der Wechte den Wechten
accusative eine die Wechte die Wechten

References

Further reading

  • Wechte on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • “Wechte” in Duden online
  • “Wechte”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
  • “Wechte” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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