Takt

See also: takt and täkt

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin tāctus (“touch”). Sense “tact” via Semantic loan from French tact.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /takt/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Rhymes: -akt

    Noun

    Takt m (strong, genitive Taktes or Takts, plural Takte)

    1. tact (keen perception or discernment)
      Synonyms: Feingefühl, Taktgefühl
    2. (music) time
    3. (music) bar, measure
    4. (by extension, colloquial, in the plural) moment
      Können wir ein paar Takte miteinander reden? ― Can we talk for a few moments?
    5. interval
      im Stundentakt ― hourly (literally, “at intervals of an hour”)

    Declension

    Declension of Takt [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Takt die Takte
    genitive eines des Taktes, Takts der Takte
    dative einem dem Takt, Takte1 den Takten
    accusative einen den Takt die Takte

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Hyponyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Slovincian: tak

    Further reading

    • “Takt” in Duden online
    • “Takt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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