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acht

num · [axt] ·
Etymology

From Middle High German ahte, from Old High German ahto, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Compare Dutch acht, English eight, Danish otte, Swedish åtta, Greek οκτώ (októ), Latin octō.

Translation

  1. eight (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 8; or describing a set with eight elements) cardinal, numeral

    Das fängt nicht vor acht Uhr dreißig an.

    It doesn't start before eight thirty.

    Das fängt nicht vor acht Uhr dreißig an.

    It won't start before eight-thirty.

    Das fängt nicht vor acht Uhr dreißig an.

    It doesn't start until eight thirty.

  2. eight source:wikdict-en-de-stardict

die Acht

noun · /axt/ ·
Etymology

Substantivation of the numeral acht (“eight”), from Old High German ahtô. 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.

Translation

  1. the natural number eight feminine
  2. land belonging to a mansion or monastery feminine, obsolete

    […] und das freie hohe gericht sol stahn uf unsers gned. hern von Manderscheidt grundt eigenem gute, da weisen wir unserm gned. hern v. Mand. ein freie acht, do daß hochgericht ufstehet, binnen der freier achten weisen wir der gemeinen von Keferich einen morgen landtz uf dem berge […]

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  3. the numeral sign 8 feminine
  4. a playing card with the value eight feminine
  5. a figure eight shape; a bicycle wheel bent out of shape feminine

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Acht Achten
Accusative Acht Achten
Dative Acht Achten
Genitive Acht Achten

Acht

noun · /axt/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German ahte, from Old High German ahta, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu (“attention”). From Middle High German āhte, from Old High German āhta, from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htu (“persecution”). Cognate with Old English ōht (“persecution, enmity”).

Translation

  1. attention; regard; heed feminine, no-plural
  2. outlawry; banishment (declaration that someone is no longer protected by law) feminine, historical, no-plural
  3. eight source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. sworn enmity; declaration of vendetta feminine, no-plural, poetic

    Dem Buben und dem Knecht die Acht, der füttre Krähn und Raben. So ziehn wir aus zur Hermannsschlacht und wollen Rache haben.

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative Acht
Accusative Acht
Dative Acht
Genitive Acht

acht

adj ·

Translation

  1. eight source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. eight source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en