wacht

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋɑxt/ Hyphenation: wacht Rhymes: -ɑxt === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch wachte, from Old Dutch wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō. ==== Noun ==== wacht f (plural wachten, diminutive wachtje n) the function, duty of standing guard; a watch or vigil a guard-post a body of guards Synonym: garde a single guard Synonym: wachter ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: wag Negerhollands: wacht, wach, wak, wagt === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== wacht inflection of wachten: first/second/third-person singular present indicative imperative == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === wacht inflection of wachen: third-person singular present second-person plural present plural imperative == Middle Dutch == === Verb === wacht inflection of wachten: third-person singular present indicative second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive singular/plural imperative