Wachs

See also: wachs

German

Etymology

From Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą. Akin to Dutch was, English wax, Danish voks, Swedish vax.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vaks/
Audio (file)

Noun

Wachs n (genitive Wachses, plural Wachse)

wax
(ornithology) cere

Declension

Declension of Wachs

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wachs	die	Wachse
genitive	eines	des	Wachses	der	Wachse
dative	einem	dem	Wachs, Wachse¹	den	Wachsen
accusative	einen	den	Wachs	die	Wachse

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Bienenwachs n
Kerzenwachs n
Wachsabdruck n
Wachsbild n
Wachsfarbe f
Wachsfigur f
Wachsfleck m

Wachskerze f
Wachskohle f
Wachsmalstift
Wachsmalkreide
Wachspapier n
Wachsschicht f
Wachssiegel n
Wachstafel f

Further reading

Wachs in Duden online

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