Wechte

== German == === Alternative forms === Wächte (superseded) === Etymology === Borrowed from Alemannic German Wächti, an abstract noun derived from the equivalent of wehen (“to blow (of wind)”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛçtə/ Hyphenation: Wech‧te === Noun === Wechte f (genitive Wechte, plural Wechten) (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 ==== === References === Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Wächte”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN === 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