Acht

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as achte in 1307. Derived from Middle Dutch achte (“preserve, lordly possession, legal district”). Compare Achterveld, Achtmaal and Echt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑxt/ Hyphenation: Acht Rhymes: -ɑxt Homophone: acht === Proper noun === Acht n a village in Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Achtenaar Achts Achtse Barrier Achtse Molen Nieuw Acht === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /axt/, [ʔäχt] === Etymology 1 === Substantivation of the numeral acht (“eight”), from Old High German ahtô. ==== Noun ==== Acht f (genitive Acht, plural Achten) the natural number eight the numeral sign 8 a playing card with the value eight a figure eight shape; a bicycle wheel bent out of shape ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German ahte, from Old High German ahta, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu (“attention”). ==== Noun ==== Acht f (genitive Acht, no plural) (in idioms and derivatives, otherwise archaic) attention; regard; heed Synonyms: Aufmerksamkeit, Achtung, Beachtung ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle High German āhte, from Old High German āhta, from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htu (“persecution”). Cognate with Old English ōht (“persecution, enmity”). ==== Noun ==== Acht f (genitive Acht, no plural) (historical) outlawry; banishment (declaration that someone is no longer protected by law) (poetic) sworn enmity; declaration of vendetta ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ächten Reichsacht (“imperial ban”) ==== See also ==== Bann === Etymology 4 === From Middle High German *ahte (attested in Latinised forms like ahta, athta). Probably the same as etymology 3, referring historically to an area around a mansion, monastery, etc., in which the lord of that estate exerted certain rights otherwise exerted by the state or king; compare this sense in Bann (also Bannbezirk, Bannmeile). Alternatively pertaining to etymology 2 as “that which is subject to someone's care”. Semantically, it could also be a variant of Old High German ēht (“property, especially ecclesiastical”), from Proto-West Germanic *aihti, but the vocalism makes this unlikely. ==== Noun ==== Acht f (genitive Acht, plural Achten) (obsolete, found in western German toponyms) land belonging to a mansion or monastery 1532, anonymous, Weisthum zu Trittenheim (view online) ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Acht, Zahl, Ziffer” in Duden online “Acht, Aufmerksamkeit, Fürsorge” in Duden online “Acht, Bann, Ächtung” in Duden online “Acht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Acht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Acht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Noun === Acht f respect, esteem attention ==== Derived terms ==== achtjäwen