wachten

See also: Wachten

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑxtə(n)/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: wach‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wachten, from Old Dutch *wahton. Equivalent to wacht (“a watch, sentry, guard”) +‎ -en.

Verb

wachten

  1. (intransitive) to wait [+ op (object) = for]
Inflection
Conjugation of wachten (weak)
infinitive wachten
past singular wachtte
past participle gewacht
infinitive wachten
gerund wachten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wachtwachtte
2nd person sing. (jij) wachtwachtte
2nd person sing. (u) wachtwachtte
2nd person sing. (gij) wachtwachtte
3rd person singular wachtwachtte
plural wachtenwachtten
subjunctive sing.1 wachtewachtte
subjunctive plur.1 wachtenwachtten
imperative sing. wacht
imperative plur.1 wacht
participles wachtendgewacht
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: wag
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: wakti
  • Javindo: wach, wah
  • Negerhollands: wacht, wach, wak, wag
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: wak
  • → Papiamentu: warda
  • → Sranan Tongo: wakti

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

wachten

  1. plural of wacht

German

Pronunciation
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Verb

wachten

  1. inflection of wachen:
    1. first/third-person plural preterite
    2. first/third-person plural subjunctive II

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wahton. Equivalent to wachte +‎ -en.

Verb

wachten

  1. to guard, to be on guard
  2. to guard, to protect
  3. to observe, to respect (a rule)
  4. to wait

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “wachten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wachten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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