wachtarz

Polish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Middle High German wahtære, from Old High German wahtāri. By surface analysis, wachta +‎ -arz. Compare Russian вахтёр (vaxtjór), Silesian wachtyrz and Ukrainian вахте́р (vaxtér).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvax.taʂ/
Rhymes: -axtaʂ
Syllabification: wach‧tarz

Noun

wachtarz m pers

(military, obsolete) sentinel, sentry, watchman
Synonyms: strażnik, wartownik

Declension

Declension of wachtarz

	singular	plural
nominative	wachtarz	wachtarze
genitive	wachtarza	wachtarzy/wachtarzów
dative	wachtarzowi	wachtarzom
accusative	wachtarza	wachtarzy/wachtarzów
instrumental	wachtarzem	wachtarzami
locative	wachtarzu	wachtarzach
vocative	wachtarzu	wachtarze

Related terms

adjective

wachtowy

noun

wachta

Further reading

wachtarz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
wachtarz in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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