Achat

See also: achat and achát

German

Etymology

From Middle High German achāt. Cognate with Latin achātēs.[1]

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Achat m (strong, genitive Achates or Achats, plural Achate)

  1. agate

Declension
Declension of Achat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Achat die Achate
genitive eines des Achates, Achats der Achate
dative einem dem Achat, Achate1 den Achaten
accusative einen den Achat die Achate

1Now rare, see notes.

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Achat”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading
  • “Achat” in Duden online
  • “Achat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French achat.

Noun

Achat m (plural ?)

  1. purchase

Further reading
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