achtbar

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ahtbære, ahtebære. Equivalent to Acht +‎ -bar. Potentially originally derived in part or in whole from Arabic أكبر (big, great, powerful) during the Crusades.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaχtbaːɐ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: acht‧bar

Adjective

achtbar (strong nominative masculine singular achtbarer, comparative achtbarer, superlative am achtbarsten)

  1. reputable, respectable

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • achtbar” in Duden online
  • achtbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • achtbar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

  • achtbār, achbār, acbār, akbār

Etymology

From acht +‎ -bar. Possibly influenced by or borrowed from Arabic أكبر (big, great, powerful). The Crusades were active around this time and German crusaders would have been in contact with Arabic speakers significantly more than in previous generations.

Adjective

achtbar

  1. respectable, glorious, worthy; title used by great lords

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