Werft

See also: werft

German

Etymology

From earlier Werf, from Middle Low German werf, from Old Saxon hwerf (“wharf”). The sense “shipyard” probably under influence of cognate Dutch werf. Also cognate with Old High German warb, Old English hwearf, Old Norse hvarf. Derived from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną, whence German werben. See English wharf for more.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Werft f (genitive Werft, plural Werften)

  1. shipyard (place where ships are built and repaired)

Declension
Declension of Werft [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Werft die Werften
genitive einer der Werft der Werften
dative einer der Werft den Werften
accusative eine die Werft die Werften

Further reading
  • “Werft” in Duden online
  • “Werft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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