Werkstatt
German
Alternative forms
- Werkstätte (rare; archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛʁkˌʃtat/, [ˈvɛʁk-], [ˈvɛɐ̯k-]
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Noun
Werkstatt f (genitive Werkstatt, plural Werkstätten or Werkstätte)
- workshop (room where things are manufactured)
- 1788, Olla Potrida. Erstes Stük. Weversche Buchhandlung, Berlin, p.143:
- Die Werkstätte sind in geringer Anzahl, und die Arbeiter nur einen Theil des Jahres beschäftigt.
- 1788, Olla Potrida. Erstes Stük. Weversche Buchhandlung, Berlin, p.143:
Usage notes
- The normal plural is Werkstätten, which is suppleted from the rarer singular Werkstätte. This latter form as a plural is now archaic.
Further reading
- Werkstatt in Duden online
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