Jacht

Jacht

See also: jacht

German

Alternative forms

• Yacht

Etymology

From Dutch jacht (“yacht”), a reduction of jachtschip (literally “chase ship”). The spelling Yacht became standard in German under English influence, though it has now become less common again. For more, see English yacht (also borrowed from Dutch).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jaxt/, [jaχt]

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• Homophone: Jagd (according to a regional pronunciation of this word)

Noun

Jacht f (genitive Jacht, plural Jachten)

1. yacht

Declension

Declension of Jacht

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Jacht	die	Jachten
genitive	einer	der	Jacht	der	Jachten
dative	einer	der	Jacht	den	Jachten
accusative	eine	die	Jacht	die	Jachten

Further reading

• Jacht in Duden online

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Jacht f (plural Jachte or Jachten)

1. hunt
2. quarrel, disagreement