achten

See also: Achten and ächten

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch achten, from Old Dutch *ahton, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōną. Equivalent to acht +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑxtə(n)/
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Verb

achten

  1. (transitive) to esteem, to respect, to value
  2. (transitive) to estimate, to consider, to reckon

Inflection

Inflection of achten (weak)
infinitive achten
past singular achtte
past participle geacht
infinitive achten
gerund achten n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular acht achtte
2nd person sing. (jij) acht achtte
2nd person sing. (u) acht achtte
2nd person sing. (gij) acht achtte
3rd person singular acht achtte
plural achten achtten
subjunctive sing.1 achte achtte
subjunctive plur.1 achten achtten
imperative sing. acht
imperative plur.1 acht
participles achtend geacht
1) Archaic.

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: ag

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaxtən/, [ˈʔaxtn̩], [ˈʔaxtən]

Etymology 1

From Old High German ahtan, from ahta + -an. Surface analysis: Acht (“attention”) +‎ -en.

Verb

achten (third-person singular simple present achtet, past tense achtete, past participle geachtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, with auf and accusative) to care about, to pay attention to
  2. (intransitive, with auf and accusative) to keep an eye on
  3. (transitive) to respect
Conjugation
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

achte +‎ -en

Adjective

achten

  1. inflected form of achte

Further reading

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German achten, from Old Saxon ahton, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōną, derived from *ahtō (from which modern Low German Acht).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaxtn̩/, /ˈaxtən/

Verb

achten (third-person singular simple present acht, past tense acht, past participle acht, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (intransitive, with op) to care about, pay attention to
  2. (transitive) to keep an eye on
  3. (intransitive, with op) to respect

Conjugation

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *ahton, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōną. Equivalent to achte +‎ -en.

Verb

achten

  1. to consider, to think
  2. to pay attention to
  3. to expect
  4. to discuss
  5. to esteem, to value

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive achten
3rd sg. past —
3rd pl. past —
Past participle —
Infinitive achten
In genitive achtens
In dative achtene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular achte —
2nd singular achts, achtes —
3rd singular acht, achtet —
1st plural achten —
2nd plural acht, achtet —
3rd plural achten —
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular achte —
2nd singular achts, achtes —
3rd singular achte —
1st plural achten —
2nd plural acht, achtet —
3rd plural achten —
Imperative Present
Singular acht, achte
Plural acht, achtet
Present Past
Participle achtende —

Derived terms

  • achtbāer
  • achtinge
  • geachten
  • misachten
  • vōreachten

Descendants

Further reading

  • “achten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “achten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon ahton, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōną. Cognate with Dutch achten and Old English eahtian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /axtən/

Verb

achten

  1. to proscribe
  2. to take care about
  3. to respect
  4. to mind something
  5. to look after

Conjugation

West Frisian

Noun

achten

  1. plural of acht
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