Macht

See also: macht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German maht, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, from *maganą + *-þiz, or from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis, from *megʰ-. Cognate with Dutch macht, English might.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maχt/
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Noun

Macht f (genitive Macht, plural Mächte)

might, power

Declension

Declension of Macht

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Macht	die	Mächte
genitive	einer	der	Macht	der	Mächte
dative	einer	der	Macht	den	Mächten
accusative	eine	die	Macht	die	Mächte

Derived terms

Derived terms

Seemacht
Vertretungsmacht
Vollmacht
Zaubermacht

Related terms

mächtig

Further reading

Macht in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Macht, Dutch macht, English might.

Noun

Macht f

might
power

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