nackt

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German nacket, from Old High German nackut, from Proto-Germanic *nakwadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nogʷós (naked, bare). Cognate with Low German naakd, Dutch naakt, English naked, Danish nøgen, Swedish naken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nakt/
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  • Rhymes: -akt

Adjective

nackt (strong nominative masculine singular nackter, comparative nackter, superlative am nacktesten)

  1. naked
    1. (of a person, strictly) nude; not wearing any clothes
    2. (of a person, loosely) not properly clothed; wearing much less than weather, custom, etc. would demand
    3. (of a body part) bare; not covered
  2. (figurative) bare (not insulated, protected, hidden, etc.)

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Further reading

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