Wachtel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wahtel, from Old High German wahtala, from Proto-Germanic *hwahtilō (compare Middle Dutch wachtele), diminutive of Proto-Indo-European *kʷoḱt- (compare Latin co(c)turnīx, Lithuanian vaštaka, Sanskrit चातक (cātaka) ‘pied cuckoo’), metathesis of *u̯ortokʷ- (compare Dutch kwartel, Greek ορτύκι (ortúki), Sanskrit वर्तका (vartakā), Persian ورتیج‎ (vartij), Central Kurdish ھەوێردە‎ (hawērda)).

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

Wachtel f (genitive Wachtel, plural Wachteln)

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

Declension
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

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