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Bedacht
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German
Etymology
From de gmh bedaht bedāht(e) f (12th c.), deverbal from de bedenken.
Pronunciation
de /bəˈdaxt/
de De-Bedacht.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Be dacht
Noun
m,s:es.sg or de proscribed f.sg
care, consideration
de mit Bedacht with consideration, carefully, deliberately
Usage notes
The standard gender is masculine. However, the word is now widely restricted to adverbial constructions in which its gender does not become apparent. In those rare cases where a gender must be chosen, the feminine construction is not so much a remnant of gmh - usage as due to analogy with other abstract nouns in de -t like de Vernunft.
Declension
m,s:es.sg
f.sg
Derived terms
de bedächtig bedachtlos
Further reading