Macht

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Macht. === Proper noun === Macht (plural Machts) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Macht is the 40800th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Macht is most common among White (97.38%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Macht”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 483. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German maht, from Old High German maht. Cognate with Dutch macht, English might. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maχt/ === Noun === Macht f (genitive Macht, plural Mächte) power, authority might, strength ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Macht” in Duden online “Macht”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German and Old High German maht. Compare German Macht, Dutch macht, English might. === Noun === Macht f might power == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === From Middle Low German macht, from Old Saxon maht. === Noun === Macht f (plural Majchta) might, power, force ==== Related terms ====