Takt
See also: takt and täkt
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tāctus (“touch”). Sense “tact” via French tact.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /takt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -akt
Noun
Takt m (strong, genitive Taktes or Takts, plural Takte)
- tact (keen perception or discernment)
- Synonyms: Feingefühl, Taktgefühl
- (music) time
- (music) bar, measure
- (by extension, colloquial, in the plural) moment
- Können wir ein paar Takte miteinander reden? ― Can we talk for a few moments?
- interval
- im Stundentakt ― hourly (literally, “at intervals of an hour”)
Declension
Declension of Takt [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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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 uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Rudertakt
- Stundentakt
Further reading
- “Takt” in Duden online
- “Takt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache