Acht

acht ächt åcht -acht Dutch Etymology First attested as achte in 1307. Derived from nl dum achte preserve, lordly possession, legal district. Compare nl Achterveld, nl Achtmaal and nl Echt. Pronunciation nl /ɑxt/ nl Acht nl ɑxt nl acht Proper noun n nl village mun/Eindhoven p/North Brabant c/Netherlands Derived terms nl Achtenaar nl Achts nl Achtse Barrier nl Achtse Molen nl Nieuw Acht References German Pronunciation de /axt/ [ʔaχt] de De-acht.ogg de De-Acht.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 de eight Substantivation of the numeral de acht eight, from de goh ahtô. Noun f the natural number eight the numeral sign 8 a playing card with the value eight a figure eight shape; a bicycle wheel bent out of shape Declension f Etymology 2 de attention From de gmh ahte, from de goh ahta, from de gmw-pro *ahtu attention. Noun f.sg de in idioms and derivatives, otherwise _ archaic attention; regard; heed de Aufmerksamkeit Achtung Beachtung Declension f.sg Derived terms de achtbar achten de achtgeben (de Acht geben) de achthaben (de Acht haben) achtlos de achtsam in part through de achten außer Acht bleiben außer Acht lassen in Acht nehmen Etymology 3 de outlawry de gem-pro 1 From de gmh āhte, from de goh āhta, from de gmw-pro *ą̄htu persecution. Cognate with ang ōht persecution, enmity. Noun f.sg de historical outlawry; banishment declaration that someone is no longer protected by law de poetic sworn enmity; declaration of vendetta de 1812 w:Ernst Moritz Arndt Vaterlandslied (Der Gott, der Eisen wachsen ließ) Dem Buben und dem Knecht die Acht, der füttre Krähn und Raben. So ziehn wir aus zur Hermannsschlacht und wollen Rache haben. Declension f.sg Derived terms de ächten de Reichsacht imperial ban See also de Bann Etymology 4 de mansion land From de gmh *ahte (attested in Latinised forms like gmh 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 de Bann (also de Bannbezirk, de Bannmeile). Alternatively pertaining to etymology 2 as “that which is subject to someone's care”. Semantically, it could also be a variant of goh ēht property, especially ecclesiastical, from gmw-pro *aihti, but the vocalism makes this unlikely. Noun f de obsolete found in western German toponyms land belonging to a mansion or monastery 1532, anonymous, Weisthum zu Trittenheim (view online) de 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 Declension f Further reading Acht_Zahl_Ziffer Acht, Zahl, Ziffer Acht_Aufmerksamkeit_Fuersorge Acht, Aufmerksamkeit, Fürsorge Acht_Bann_Aechtung Acht, Bann, Ächtung Plautdietsch Etymology Ultimately from pdt gmw-pro *ahtu. pdt Noun pdt noun f respect, esteem attention Derived terms pdt achtjäwen pdt 1-syllable words