Acht

Meaning

1. (feminine) the natural number eight
2. (feminine) the numeral sign 8
3. (feminine) a playing card with the value eight
4. (feminine) a figure eight shape; a bicycle wheel bent out of shape

Concepts

eight

attention

exile

banishment

care

buckled wheel

figure eight

Synonyms

Achter

8️⃣

Seitenschlag

Exil

Verbannung

acht

8

Aufmerksamkeit

8.

Bann

Form einer Acht

Reichsacht

Verfestung

Translations

huit

8

vuit

8

ballingschap

verbanning

acht

8

esilio

bannissement

attention

oito

8

otto

8

huit

exili

octo

8

proscriptie

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

achti

Basel-Landschaft

achter

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/axt/

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German: ahtô

Inherited from Middle High German: ahte

Inherited from Old High German: ahta

Inherited from Middle High German: āhte

Inherited from Old High German: āhta

Cognate with Old English: ōht

In summary

Substantivation of the numeral acht (“eight”), from Old High German ahtô.

Sentences

Acht Sekunden später meldete der Ingenieur einen Ausfall beider Triebwerke .

Eight seconds later, the engineer reported a failure of both engines.

Acht Gaststätten und Herbergen standen in und um Ricken.

Eight restaurants and hostels stood in and around Ricken.