Takt

See also: takt and täkt

German

Etymology

From Latin tāctus (“touch”). Sense “tact” via French tact.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /takt/
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  • Rhymes: -akt

Noun

Takt m (genitive Taktes or Takts, plural Takte)

  1. tact (keen perception or discernment)
    Synonyms: Feingefühl, Taktgefühl
  2. (music) time
  3. (music) bar, measure
  4. interval
    im Stundentakt ― hourly (literally, “at intervals of an hour”)
  5. (by extension, colloquial, in the plural) moment
    Können wir ein paar Takte miteinander reden? ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension
Declension of Takt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Takt die Takte
genitive eines des Taktes,
Takts		 der Takte
dative einem dem Takt,
Takte1		 den Takten
accusative einen den Takt die Takte
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
  • Rudertakt
  • Stundentakt
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