Werkstatt

German

Alternative forms

Werkstätte (rare; archaic)

Etymology

werken (“to work”) +‎ Statt (“place”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁkˌʃtat/, [ˈvɛʁk-], [ˈvɛɐ̯k-]
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Noun

Werkstatt f (genitive Werkstatt, plural Werkstätten or Werkstätte)

workshop (room where things are manufactured)
- 1788, Olla Potrida. Erstes Stük. Weversche Buchhandlung, Berlin, p.143:
  Die Werkstätte sind in geringer Anzahl, und die Arbeiter nur einen Theil des Jahres beschäftigt.

Usage notes

The normal plural is Werkstätten, which is suppleted from the rarer singular Werkstätte. This latter form as a plural is now archaic.

Further reading

Werkstatt in Duden online

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