vakt

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • vaft m
  • vaht m
  • vâkth m (Gheg)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish وقت (vakt), from Arabic وَقْت (waqt).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

  • vakt m (plural vakte, definite vakti, definite plural vaktet)[1][2][3]
  • vâkth m (plural vâkthe, definite vâkthi, definite plural vâkthet) (Gheg)
  1. (obsolete, dialect) time, period, moment, era; age (when associated with a person and stage of life)
    Synonyms: kohë, moshë, periudhë, nge; vitet, vërsë
    S'kam vakt për...
    I have no time for...
    Vakti për...
    The time to... ~ The age for...
  2. leisure(time), pause, resting, break (bedtime, sleeptime)
  3. meal(time), repast (time when eating; breakfast, mealtime, lunch, dinner, supper)
    Synonyms: haje, drekë, darkë, mëngjes, ushqim
  4. good condition, lucky position/situation; (afford)ability; fortune, fate
    Synonyms: gjendje; përballueshmërinë, aftësi; fat

Declension

Declension of vakt
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vakt vakti vakte vaktet
accusative vaktin
dative vakti vaktit vakteve vakteve
ablative vaktesh

Further reading

  • [1] noun vakt (def./sg. vakti; indef./pl. vakte; def./pl. vaktet) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

References

  1. ^ Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, page 601 (vakt)
  2. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 168, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  3. ^ Dictionnaire Français-Albanais / Fjalor Shqip-Frengjisht, page 616, Vedat Kokona, Tiranë, 2002, →ISBN

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɑɡ̊d̥]
  • Homophone: vagt

Verb

vakt

  1. past participle of vække

Faroese

Etymology

From Middle Low German wachte, from Old Saxon wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaʰkt/
  • Rhymes: -ʰkt

Noun

vakt f (genitive singular vaktar, plural vaktir)

  1. guard
  2. watch

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vakt vaktin vaktir vaktirnar
accusative vakt vaktina vaktir vaktirnar
dative vakt vaktini vaktum vaktunum
genitive vaktar vaktarinnar vakta vaktanna

Derived terms

  • vaktarmaður m
  • vaktarskifti n

Icelandic

Etymology

From Middle Low German wachte, from Old Saxon wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaxt/
  • Rhymes: -axt

Noun

vakt f (genitive singular vaktar, nominative plural vaktir)

  1. shift, watch
  2. guard

Declension

Declension of vakt (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vakt vaktin vaktir vaktirnar
accusative vakt vaktina vaktir vaktirnar
dative vakt vaktinni vöktum vöktunum
genitive vaktar vaktarinnar vakta vaktanna

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “vakt”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German wacht, wachte.

Noun

vakt f or m (definite singular vakta or vakten, indefinite plural vakter, definite plural vaktene)

  1. a guard (person)
    stå vakt - stand guard
  2. a watch (period of duty; time period)
    holde vakt - keep watch
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

vakt

  1. past participle of vekke

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German wacht, wachte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɑkt/

Noun

vakt f (definite singular vakta, indefinite plural vakter, definite plural vaktene)

  1. a guard (person)
  2. a watch (period of duty; time period)
Derived terms

Verb

vakt

  1. imperative of vakta

Etymology 2

Verb

vakt

  1. (non-standard since 1938) supine of vekkja

Participle

vakt (definite singular and plural vakte)

  1. (non-standard since 1938) past participle of vekkja

Adjective

vakt (indefinite singular vakt, definite singular and plural vakte)

  1. (Religion) having spiritually awakened, e.g. born-again (in certain Christian denominations)

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wachte, from Old Saxon wahta, from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

vakt c

  1. a guard
    Nisse är en vakt
    Nisse is a guard
  2. watch, guard (keeping guard/watch)
    Stig håller vakt medan vi rånar juvelerarbutiken
    Stig keeps watch while we rob the jewelry store

Usage notes

You hold (håller) rather than keep watch in Swedish.

Declension

Declension of vakt
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vakt vakts
definite vakten vaktens
plural indefinite vakter vakters
definite vakterna vakternas

Derived terms

References

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