Wachtel
See also: wachtel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wachtel.
Proper noun
Wachtel (plural Wachtels)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wachtel is the 14636th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2033 individuals. Wachtel is most common among White (95.33%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wachtel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wachtel, wahtel, from Old High German wahtala, wahtila, from Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā (“quail”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaxtəl/, [ˈvaχtəl], [ˈvaχtl̩]
Audio (file)
Noun
Wachtel f (genitive Wachtel, plural Wachteln)
- quail
- (slang, derogatory) screw (i.e., prison guard)
Declension
Declension of Wachtel [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Wachtel | die | Wachteln |
| genitive | einer | der | Wachtel | der | Wachteln |
| dative | einer | der | Wachtel | den | Wachteln |
| accusative | eine | die | Wachtel | die | Wachteln |
Further reading
- “Wachtel” in Duden online
- “Wachtel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wachtel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon