achting

From Middle Dutch achtinge, from Old Dutch ahtinga, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtungu. By surface analysis, achten (“to regard, consider”) +‎ -ing (“-ing, -ation”). Cognate with German Achtung.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑx.tɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: ach‧ting
• Rhymes: -ɑxtɪŋ

achting f (uncountable)

1. regard, esteem, estimation (opinion or judgment of something, negative or positive)

   Zijn lage achting voor de kunst is betreurenswaardig. ― His low regard for art is lamentable.

• Afrikaans: agting