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Achtung

noun · [ˈʔaχtʊŋ(k)] ·
Etymology

From Middle High German ahtunge (“consideration, appreciation”), from Old High German ahtunga, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtungu. By surface analysis, achten + -ung. Compare Yiddish אַכטונג (akhtung).

Translation

  1. attention feminine, no-plural

    Achtung vor dem wilden Hund!

    Look out for the wild dog!

    Jeder scheint dem Achtung zu schenken, was er sagt.

    Everybody seems to pay attention to what he says.

  2. avast source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. attention source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. Attention! source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  5. esteem feminine, no-plural
  6. respect feminine, no-plural

    entschlossen, in Übereinstimmung mit ihren Verpflichtungen aus der Charta der Vereinten Nationen freundschaftliche, auf der Achtung vor dem Grundsatz der Gleichberechtigung und Selbstbestimmung der Völker beruhende Beziehungen zwischen den Nationen zu entwickeln und andere geeignete Maßnahmen zur Festigung des Weltfriedens zu treffen, [...]

    Resolved, in accordance with their obligations under the Charter of the United Nations to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace; …

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative Achtung
Accusative Achtung
Dative Achtung
Genitive Achtung

Achtung

intj · [ˈʔaχtʊŋ(k)] ·
Etymology

From Middle High German ahtunge (“consideration, appreciation”), from Old High German ahtunga, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtungu. By surface analysis, achten + -ung. Compare Yiddish אַכטונג (akhtung).

Translation

  1. watch out, attention, warning or caution
  2. attention source:wikdict-en-de-stardict