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Akt

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See also: akt, åkt, and акт

German

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Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Latin āctus. The artistic sense derives from the 19th century practice of sketching models carrying out actions, for which the models would usually be nude.

    Noun

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    Akt m (strong, genitive Aktes or Akts, plural Akte)

    1. act, deed
    2. (theater, literature, film) act
    3. (art, painting) nude; artwork of a naked person
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    Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from Latin āctus.

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      Akt m (mixed, genitive Aktes or Akts, plural Akten)

      1. (Austria, Southern Germany, law, officialese) file (collection of papers)
        Synonym: Akte
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      • Norwegian Bokmål: akt
      • Polish: akt (semantic loan)

      Further reading

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      • Akt” in Duden online
      • Akt” in Duden online
      • Akt (Auffahrt Deich)” in Duden online
      • Akt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
      • Akt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

      Luxembourgish

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      Etymology

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      From Latin actus.

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      Noun

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      Akt m (plural Akten)

      1. act, action, deed
      2. certificate, document, contract
      3. (theater) act
      4. (art) nude

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