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Cimbrian

Numeral

achten

  1. dative of achte
    Bar zèinan in achten.
    There are eight of us.
    (literally, “We are in eight.”)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch achten. Equivalent to acht +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑxtə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ach‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtən

Verb

achten

  1. (transitive) to esteem, to respect, to value
  2. (transitive) to estimate, to consider, to reckon

Inflection

Inflection of achten (weak)
infinitive achten
past singular achtte
past participle geacht
infinitive achten
gerund achten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular acht achtte
2nd person sing. (jij) acht achtte
2nd person sing. (u) acht achtte
2nd person sing. (gij) acht achtte
3rd person singular acht achtte
plural achten achtten
subjunctive sing.1 achte achtte
subjunctive plur.1 achten achtten
imperative sing. acht
imperative plur.1 acht
participles achtend geacht
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ag
  • Papiamentu: aktu, aster

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ahte, from Old High German ahtan, from ahta + -an, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu. Equivalent to Acht (attention) +‎ -en.

Verb

achten (weak, third-person singular present achtet, past tense achtete, past participle geachtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to care about, to pay attention to
  2. (intransitive) to keep an eye on
    Ich achte auf meine Linie.
    I'm trying to watch my weight.
  3. (transitive) to respect
Conjugation
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

achte +‎ -en

Numeral

achten

  1. inflection of achte:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Further reading

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German achten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaxtn̩/, /ˈaxtən/

Verb

achten (third-person singular simple present acht, past tense acht, past participle acht, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (intransitive, with op) to care about, pay attention to
  2. (transitive) to keep an eye on
  3. (intransitive, with op) to respect

Conjugation

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *ahton, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtōn. Equivalent to achte +‎ -en.

Verb

achten

  1. to consider, to think
  2. to pay attention to
  3. to expect
  4. to discuss
  5. to esteem, to value

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive achten
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive achten
In genitive achtens
In dative achtene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular achte
2nd singular achts, achtes
3rd singular acht, achtet
1st plural achten
2nd plural acht, achtet
3rd plural achten
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular achte
2nd singular achts, achtes
3rd singular achte
1st plural achten
2nd plural acht, achtet
3rd plural achten
Imperative Present
Singular acht, achte
Plural acht, achtet
Present Past
Participle achtende

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon ahton.

Pronunciation

Verb

achten

  1. to proscribe
  2. to take care about
  3. to respect
  4. to mind something
  5. to look after

Conjugation

Plautdietsch

Verb

achten

  1. to mind, respect, esteem

West Frisian

Pronunciation

Noun

achten

  1. plural of acht