achte

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Cimbrian[edit]

Cimbrian cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : achte
    Ordinal : achtete
    Attributive : acht
8 Previous: sibane
Next: noüne

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German ahte, from Old High German ahto, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu. Cognate with German acht, Dutch acht, English eight, Swedish åtta.

Numeral[edit]

achte (dative achten)

  1. (Sette Comuni, Luserna) eight
    Achte zèint sbéen béerte viire.Eight is two times four.

References[edit]

  • “achte” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Dutch[edit]

Verb[edit]

achte

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of achten

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaχtə]
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

German numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: acht
    Ordinal: achte
    Sequence adverb: achtens
    Ordinal abbreviation: 8.
    Adverbial: achtmal
    Adverbial abbreviation: 8-mal
    Multiplier: achtfach
    Multiplier abbreviation: 8-fach
    Fractional: Achtel
    Polygon: Achteck
    Polygon abbreviation: 8-Eck
    Polygonal adjective: achteckig
    Polygonal adjective abbreviation: 8-eckig

Adjective[edit]

achte (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular achter, not comparable)

  1. (ordinal number) eighth
Declension[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

achte

  1. inflection of achten:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Further reading[edit]

  • achte” in Duden online
  • achte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French acheter (buy).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

achte

  1. To buy

Middle Dutch[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Dutch ahto, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtō, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Numeral[edit]

achte

  1. eight
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Dutch: acht
    • Afrikaans: agt, ag
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: akti
    • Jersey Dutch: āxt
    • Negerhollands: acht, agt, ak
    • Skepi Creole Dutch: akt
    • Sranan Tongo: acht
  • Limburgish: ach
  • Zealandic: acht

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Dutch *ahtodo, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō.

Adjective[edit]

achte

  1. Alternative form of achtende
Inflection[edit]

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Dutch *ahta, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu.

Noun[edit]

achte f

  1. vigilance
  2. state (of being)
Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Etymology 4[edit]

From Old Dutch *āhta, from Proto-West Germanic *ą̄htu, from Proto-Germanic *anhtō.

Noun[edit]

achte f

  1. prosecution
Inflection[edit]

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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