Edikt

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See also: edict and edikt

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēdictum (“proclamation, edict”), the neuter of ēdictus, perfect passive participle of ēdīcō (“I publish, proclaim”), itself from ex (“out of, from”) + dīcō (“say”).

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Noun

Edikt n (strong, genitive Ediktes or Edikts, plural Edikte)

  1. (chiefly historical) edict
  2. (Austria, officialese) bankruptcy proceedings

Declension

Declension of Edikt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Edikt die Edikte
genitive eines des Ediktes, Edikts der Edikte
dative einem dem Edikt, Edikte1 den Edikten
accusative ein das Edikt die Edikte

1Now rare, see notes.

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  • “Edikt” in Duden online
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