vakt

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === vakth, vak — dialectal, Gheg vaft, vaht, vatht — dialectal, Tosk vakët — dialectal === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish وقت (vakıt). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvakt/ Rhymes: -akt === Noun === vakt m (plural vakte, definite vakti, definite plural vaktet) (dated, colloquial) due time (in which something expectedly happens) Synonym: afat vakt për të fjetur ― time for sleeping mealtime; meal në vakt të drekës ― at lunchtime tre vakte në ditë ― three meals a day financial situation mirë nga vakti ― well-off financially ra nga vakti ― to land up in misery free time, spare time Synonyms: nge, kohë (archaic) weather Synonym: mot vakt i mirë ― good weather vakt i keq ― bad weather (archaic) interval, distance, duration Synonyms: ndërkohë, kohëzgjatje (archaic) season Synonyms: stinë, mot (archaic) deadline Synonyms: vade, afat ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Adjective === i vakt (archaic) timely, well-timed, opportune === References === FMGJSH (2026), “vakt,~i” FGJSSH (1980), page 2107a: “vakt,~i” Mann (1948), page 544b: “vakt” Weigand (1914), page 97a: “vakt-i” = Leotti (1916), page 180: “vakt-i” Bashkimi (1908), page 483a: “vakt” Jungg (1895), page 168b: “vakt” Dozon (1879), page 96a: “vàkt” Rossi (1875), pages 1310f.: “vàkt” Rossi (1866), page 140: “corso, tempo”, page 239: “evo”, page 540: “periodo”, page 722: “scadenza”, page 807: “spazio”, page 825: “stagione”, page 887: “tramezzo” Hahn Studien, vol. 3, page 5b: “βαχτ-ι” Etymological: Miklosich TE, vol. 2, page 84: “vakt” → “vakt” Meyer (1891), page 461: “vaht” Topalli (2017), page 1542a: “vakt” Bufli & Rocchi (2021), page 497: “vakt” DPEWA, “vakt -i” == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʋɑɡ̊d̥] Homophone: vagt === Verb === vakt past participle of vække == Faroese == === Etymology === From Middle Low German wachte, from Old Saxon wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vaʰkt/ Rhymes: -ʰkt === Noun === vakt f (genitive singular vaktar, plural vaktir) guard watch ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vaktarmaður m vaktarskifti n == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Middle Low German wachte, from Old Saxon wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vaxt/ Rhymes: -axt === Noun === vakt f (genitive singular vaktar, nominative plural vaktir) shift, watch guard ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “vakt” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German wacht, wachte. ==== Noun ==== vakt f or m (definite singular vakta or vakten, indefinite plural vakter, definite plural vaktene) a guard (person) stå vakt ― stand guard a watch (period of duty; time period) holde vakt ― keep watch ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== vekka, vekket, vekt ==== Verb ==== vakt past participle of vekke === References === “vakt” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German wacht, wachte. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʋɑkt/ ==== Noun ==== vakt f (definite singular vakta, indefinite plural vakter, definite plural vaktene) a guard (person) a watch (period of duty; time period) ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Verb ==== vakt imperative of vakta === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== vakt (non-standard since 1938) supine of vekkja ==== Participle ==== vakt (definite singular and plural vakte) (non-standard since 1938) past participle of vekkja ==== Adjective ==== vakt (indefinite singular vakt, definite singular and plural vakte) (Religion) having spiritually awakened, e.g. born-again (in certain Christian denominations) === References === “vakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German wachte, from Old Saxon wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō. === Pronunciation === === Noun === vakt c a guard watch, guard (keeping guard/watch) ==== Usage notes ==== You hold (håller) rather than keep watch in Swedish. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== vakttorn (“watchtower”) vara på sin vakt änglavakt === References === “vakt”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vakt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vakt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)