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Petschaft
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German
de Etymology mentions all three genders; entry only gives one. That doesn't add up. Did the MHG term(s) have multiple or different genders and the NHG only one? Or are the masc. or fem. gender attested in NHG as well, but obsolete?
BTW: is it really "influence of de Schaft" (m) or "influence of de -schaft" (f)?
Etymology
From de gmh petschat, gmh petschaft with ending under influence of de Schaft – hence also having acquired any of three genders –, from a de sla language, from de sla-pro *pečatь.
Pronunciation
de /ˈpeːtʃaft/
de De-Petschaft.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Pet schaft
Noun
n
seal, stamp
Declension
n
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