Auftakt

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German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Auftakt m (strong, genitive Auftaktes or Auftakts, plural Auftakte)

  1. (prosody) anacrusis (an unstressed syllable at the start of a verse)
  2. (musical) anacrusis
    Synonym: Aufschlag
  3. kick-off (opening sequence of any event)
    Synonyms: Beginn, Eröffnung

Declension

Further reading

  • Auftakt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Auftakt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Auftakt” in Duden online