Schlacht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German slaht, from Old High German slahta, ultimately from the root of schlagen (“to strike, hit”). Compare Danish slag (“battle, strike”). Cognate of slaughter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃlaxt/
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Hyphenation: Schlacht

Noun

Schlacht f (genitive Schlacht, plural Schlachten)

battle

Declension

Declension of Schlacht [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schlacht	die	Schlachten
genitive	einer	der	Schlacht	der	Schlachten
dative	einer	der	Schlacht	den	Schlachten
accusative	eine	die	Schlacht	die	Schlachten

Derived terms

Derived terms

Related terms

schlachten

Further reading

“Schlacht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schlacht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Schlacht” in Duden online
Schlacht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Plautdietsch

Noun

Schlacht f (plural Schlachten)

battle, combat
slaughter

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