takt

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See also: Takt and täkt

Czech

Etymology

Ultimately from tangō (touch)

Pronunciation

Noun

takt m inan

  1. (music) measure, bar
  2. tact (careful consideration in dealing with others to avoid giving offense)
  3. (computing) chip frequency
  4. (computing) chip cycle

Declension

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Related terms

Further reading

  • takt in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • takt in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Icelandic

Noun

takt

  1. inflection of taktur:
    1. indefinite accusative singular
    2. indefinite dative singular

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin tactus (senses 1, 2), and English tact (sense 3).

Noun

takt f or m (definite singular takta or takten, indefinite plural takter, definite plural taktene)

  1. (especially music) time, rhythm, tempo, beat
  2. (engine piston) stroke
  3. tact

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin tactus. In the sense of "tact" it is a semantic loan from English.

Noun

takt f or m (definite singular takten or takta, indefinite plural takter or taktar, definite plural taktene or taktane)

  1. (especially music) time, rhythm, tempo, beat
  2. (engine piston) stroke
  3. tact

Etymology 2

Verb

takt

  1. (non-standard since 1938) supine of tekkja

References

Anagrams

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French tact, from Latin tāctus (touch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /takt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -akt
  • Syllabification: takt

Noun

takt m inan

  1. (music) measure, bar
  2. tact (careful consideration in dealing with others to avoid giving offense)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • takt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • takt in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Noun

tȁkt m (Cyrillic spelling та̏кт)

  1. (music) measure, bar
  2. rhythm, tempo
  3. tact (careful consideration in dealing with others to avoid giving offense)

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

takt c

  1. tact, pace, rhythm
  2. good speed, pace, swiftness, alertness, enthusiasm (mostly with the plural: andra takter, rätta takter)
  3. a bar, a measure (a count of four or some small number in music)
  4. tact, tactful behaviour, good manners
    Synonym: taktkänsla

Usage notes

The connection between music and behavior is twofold: "takt och ton" (tact and tone) means good (tactful) manners, and "god ton" (good tone) means addressing someone in a non-aggressive way or similar.

Declension

Declension of takt 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative takt takten takter takterna
Genitive takts taktens takters takternas

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References

Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

From French tact, from Latin tāctus.

Pronunciation

Noun

takt (definite accusative taktı, plural taktlar)

  1. tact (ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative takt
Definite accusative taktı
Singular Plural
Nominative takt taktlar
Definite accusative taktı taktları
Dative takta taktlara
Locative taktta taktlarda
Ablative takttan taktlardan
Genitive taktın taktların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular taktım taktlarım
2nd singular taktın taktların
3rd singular taktı taktları
1st plural taktımız taktlarımız
2nd plural taktınız taktlarınız
3rd plural taktları taktları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular taktımı taktlarımı
2nd singular taktını taktlarını
3rd singular taktını taktlarını
1st plural taktımızı taktlarımızı
2nd plural taktınızı taktlarınızı
3rd plural taktlarını taktlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular taktıma taktlarıma
2nd singular taktına taktlarına
3rd singular taktına taktlarına
1st plural taktımıza taktlarımıza
2nd plural taktınıza taktlarınıza
3rd plural taktlarına taktlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular taktımda taktlarımda
2nd singular taktında taktlarında
3rd singular taktında taktlarında
1st plural taktımızda taktlarımızda
2nd plural taktınızda taktlarınızda
3rd plural taktlarında taktlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular taktımdan taktlarımdan
2nd singular taktından taktlarından
3rd singular taktından taktlarından
1st plural taktımızdan taktlarımızdan
2nd plural taktınızdan taktlarınızdan
3rd plural taktlarından taktlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular taktımın taktlarımın
2nd singular taktının taktlarının
3rd singular taktının taktlarının
1st plural taktımızın taktlarımızın
2nd plural taktınızın taktlarınızın
3rd plural taktlarının taktlarının