Akt

See also: akt, åkt, and акт

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin āctus. The artistic sense derives from the 19th century practice of sketching models carrying out actions, for which the models would usually be nude.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /akt/
  • Rhymes: -akt
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Akt m (strong, genitive Aktes or Akts, plural Akte)

  1. act
  2. nude; artwork of a naked person

Declension
Declension of Akt [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Akt die Akte
genitive eines des Aktes, Akts der Akte
dative einem dem Akt, Akte1 den Akten
accusative einen den Akt die Akte

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Descendants
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: akt
  • → Polish: akt (semantic loan)

Further reading
  • “Akt” in Duden online
  • “Akt” in Duden online
  • “Akt (Auffahrt Deich)” in Duden online
  • “Akt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Latin actus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɑkt]

Noun

Akt m (plural Akten)

  1. act, action, deed
  2. certificate, document, contract
  3. (theater) act
  4. (art) nude

Synonyms
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