Takt

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See also: takt and täkt

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tāctus (“touch”). Sense “tact” via French tact.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /takt/
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  • Rhymes: -akt

Noun

Takt m (strong, genitive Taktes or Takts, plural Takte)

  1. tact (keen perception or discernment)
    Synonyms: Feingefühl, Taktgefühl
  2. (music) time
  3. (music) bar, measure
  4. (by extension, colloquial, in the plural) moment
    Können wir ein paar Takte miteinander reden? ― Can we talk for a few moments?
  5. interval
    im Stundentakt ― hourly (literally, “at intervals of an hour”)

Declension

Declension of Takt
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Takt die Takte
genitive eines des Taktes, Takts der Takte
dative einem dem Takt, Takte1 den Takten
accusative einen den Takt die Takte

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Slovincian: tak

Further reading

  • “Takt” in Duden online
  • “Takt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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