vakt

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish وقت‎ (vakt), from Arabic وَقْت‎ (waqt).

vakt m (indefinite plural vakta, definite singular vakti, definite plural vaktat) [1] [2]

1. meal, mealtime, repast
2. time, period, moment

From Middle Low German wachte, from Old Saxon wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō.

• IPA^(key): /vaʰkt/
• Rhymes: -ʰkt

vakt f (genitive singular vaktar, plural vaktir)

1. guard
2. watch

• vaktarmaður m
• vaktarskifti n

• IPA^(key): /vaxt/
• Rhymes: -axt

vakt f (genitive singular vaktar, nominative plural vaktir)

1. shift, watch
2. guard

From Middle Low German wacht, wachte

vakt f or m (definite singular vakta or vakten, indefinite plural vakter, definite plural vaktene)

1. a guard (person)

   stå vakt - stand guard

2. a watch (period of duty; time period)

   holde vakt - keep watch

• vekka, vekket, vekt

vakt

1. past participle of vekke

• “vakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German wacht, wachte

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑkt/

vakt f (definite singular vakta, indefinite plural vakter, definite plural vaktene)

1. a guard (person)
2. a watch (period of duty; time period)

• “vakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Middle Low German wachte, from Old Saxon wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō.

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vakt c

1. guard

• vakt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• vakt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.