Axt

German

Etymology

From Old High German ackus, from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Compare Low German Ax, Dutch aaks, English axe, Danish økse, Swedish yxa, Icelandic öxi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /akst/
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Noun

Axt f (genitive Axt, plural Äxte)

axe

Declension

Declension of Axt

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Axt	die	Äxte
genitive	einer	der	Axt	der	Äxte
dative	einer	der	Axt	den	Äxten
accusative	eine	die	Axt	die	Äxte

Synonyms

Beil

Further reading

Axt in Duden online

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