"wacht" meaning in Dutch

See wacht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʋɑxt/ Audio: Nl-wacht.ogg Forms: wachten [plural], wachtje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑxt Etymology: From Middle Dutch wachte, from Old Dutch wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|wachte}} Middle Dutch wachte, {{inh|nl|odt|wahta}} Old Dutch wahta, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*wahtwō}} Proto-Germanic *wahtwō Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} wacht f (plural wachten, diminutive wachtje n)
  1. the function, duty of standing guard; a watch or vigil Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-wacht-nl-noun-TEwz4G1v
  2. a guard-post Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-wacht-nl-noun-ZYOAcDXv
  3. a body of guards Tags: feminine Synonyms: garde
    Sense id: en-wacht-nl-noun-nUybRG4n
  4. a single guard Tags: feminine Synonyms: wachter
    Sense id: en-wacht-nl-noun-z9zQMejR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: wachthuis, wachtpost, wachttoren, wachtvolk, brandwacht, buitenwacht, burgerwacht, dagwacht, erewacht, hondenwacht, hoofdwacht, lijfwacht, nachtwacht, paleiswacht, schildwacht, stadswacht, wegenwacht

Verb

IPA: /ʋɑxt/ Audio: Nl-wacht.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑxt Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} wacht
  1. inflection of wachten:
    first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person Form of: wachten
    Sense id: en-wacht-nl-verb-EPI5aT5w Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 3 1 61 26
  2. inflection of wachten:
    imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: wachten
    Sense id: en-wacht-nl-verb-aPHDpCaJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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