Acht

See also: acht, ächt, åcht, and -acht

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /axt/
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Etymology 1

Substantivation of the numeral acht (“eight”), from Old High German ahtô.

Noun

Acht f (genitive Acht, plural Achten)

  1. the natural number eight
  2. the numeral sign 8
  3. a playing card with the value eight
  4. a figure eight shape; a bicycle wheel bent out of shape
Declension
Declension of Acht
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Acht die Achten
genitive einer der Acht der Achten
dative einer der Acht den Achten
accusative eine die Acht die Achten

Etymology 2

From Old High German ahta.

Noun

Acht f (genitive Acht, plural Achten)

  1. (obsolete, found in toponyms) field
Synonyms

Etymology 3

From Old High German ahta. Verbal abstract of achten, from Proto-Germanic *ahtō (“attention”). Cognate with Dutch acht (“attention, regard, heed”), English aught (“estimation, esteem”).

Noun

Acht f (genitive Acht, no plural)

  1. attention, regard

Derived terms

Etymology 4

From Middle High German āhte, from Old High German āhta, from Proto-Germanic *anhtō (“persecution”). Cognate with Old English ōht (“persecution, enmity”).

Noun

Acht f (genitive Acht, no plural)

  1. ban, banishment, outlawry
Derived terms

References
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