Walstatt

German

Etymology

From Middle High German walstat, from wal (“battlefield”, originally probably “battle, carnage”) + stat (“place”, whence modern Stadt, Statt, and Stätte). The first element is from Old High German wal, from Proto-Germanic *walaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvalˌʃtat/, /ˈvaːlˌʃtat/
Hyphenation: Wal‧statt
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Noun

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(poetic) battlefield
Synonyms: Schlachtfeld, Kampfplatz

Declension

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Related terms

Further reading

“Walstatt” in Duden online

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