Schulwart

German

Etymology

Schule (“school”) +‎ Wart (“guard”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃuːlˌvaʁt/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Noun

Schulwart m (strong, genitive Schulwartes or Schulwarts, plural Schulwarte, feminine Schulwartin)

  1. (chiefly Austria) caretaker (of a school)
    Synonyms: Schulhausmeister, (archaic) Pedell

Declension

Declension of Schulwart [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schulwart die Schulwarte
genitive eines des Schulwartes, Schulwarts der Schulwarte
dative einem dem Schulwart, Schulwarte1 den Schulwarten
accusative einen den Schulwart die Schulwarte

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Schulwart” in Duden online
  • “Schulwart” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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