Pacht

pacht German Etymology de lease :inh gmh:pfaht<ety:bor<la:pactum<id:agreement>>> From de gmh pfaht, from de la pactum pact. The unshifted onset p-, the feminine gender, and the contemporary plural form in -en are northern influences from de nds-de and/or West Central German. In Grimm's German dictionary, the word is still treated as a masculine noun with plural de Pächte; this is now obsolete. Pronunciation de /paxt/ [paχt] de De-Pacht.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f lease Declension f Obsolete masculine declension m,(e)s,^e Derived terms de pachten de Pächter Related terms de Erbpacht, de Halbpacht, de Jahrespacht, de Naturalpacht, de Teilpacht de Pachtgeld, de Pachtland, de Pachtsumme, de Pachtvertrag, de Pachtzins Further reading Luxembourgish Alternative forms lb Puecht Piecht archaic Etymology lb gmh goh gmw-pro la Formally from lb de Pacht, which displaced the inherited forms above (compare phonetically lb Muecht, Nuecht etc.). The native vocalism survives in lb Piechter leaseholder. The gender variation was also maintained from earlier local usage. Pronunciation lb [pɑχt] Noun m f lease (of land, especially for agricultural use) Derived terms lb pachten Piechter verpachten Plautdietsch Noun pdt noun f rent, lease pdt 1-syllable words