Tartsche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tartsche, from Old French targe, from Old Norse targa, from Proto-Germanic *targǭ. Compare cognate Old High German zarga, whence modern Zarge (“frame”), Old English targe, whereas Middle Low German tartze, tartzge and Middle Dutch tarche, tartse are also borrowings from Old French. In medieval use of infantry shields, by the 16th century also of equestrian shields; in the later 16th century becomes part of the technical vocabulary of jousting equipment (hence Stechtartsche, Gittertartsche, etc.).

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Noun

Tartsche f (genitive Tartsche, plural Tartschen)

  1. shield, targe

Declension
Declension of Tartsche
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tartsche die Tartschen
genitive einer der Tartsche der Tartschen
dative einer der Tartsche den Tartschen
accusative eine die Tartsche die Tartschen

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