Traktat

See also: traktat and traktát

German

Etymology

From Late Middle High German tractāt (14th c.), from Latin tractātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁakˈtaːt/
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  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Traktat n or m (strong, genitive Traktats or Traktates, plural Traktate, diminutive Traktätchen n)

  1. (dated) tract (brief scientific treatise)
  2. (by extension, often dismissive) tract, pamphlet (short text of religious or ideological content)

Declension

Declension of Traktat [neuter // masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Traktat die Traktate
genitive eines des Traktats, Traktates der Traktate
dative einem dem Traktat, Traktate1 den Traktaten
accusative ein, einen das, den Traktat die Traktate

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Traktat” in Duden online
  • “Traktat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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