nachtwacht
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of nacht + wacht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑxt.ʋɑxt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: nacht‧wacht
Noun
nachtwacht f (plural nachtwachten, diminutive nachtwachtje n)
- night guard, night watchman or night watchwoman (person belonging to a night watch, standing guard at night)
- Synonym: nachtwaker
- night watch, night guard (group of people who stand guard at night)
- guard duty for the night watch (look-out duty at night)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: nagwag