sachte

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaxtə/, [ˈzaχtə]
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  • Homophone: sagte (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)

Adjective

sachte (strong nominative masculine singular sachter, comparative sachter, superlative am sachtesten)

  1. Alternative form of sacht

Declension

Adjective

sachte

  1. inflection of sacht:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Adverb

sachte

  1. Alternative form of sacht

Further reading

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

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch sāfti.

Adjective

sachte

  1. soft
  2. mild
  3. smooth
  4. light, easy
  5. slow

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms

  • sâechte
  • seecht
  • socht
  • sochte
  • saefte
  • safte
  • soft

Descendants

  • Dutch: zacht
    • Afrikaans: sag
    • Negerhollands: socht, sok, sogt
  • Limburgish: zaach
  • West Flemish: zochte

Further reading

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