Pakt

See also: pakt

German

Etymology

From Latin pactum (“something agreed upon”), from paciscere (“to agree”). Cognate with English pact.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pakt/
Rhymes: -akt
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Noun

Pakt m (strong, genitive Paktes or Pakts, plural Pakte)

pact, agreement
Synonyms: Bund, Bündnis, Konföderation, Abkommen, Beschluss, Einigung, Übereinkunft, Vereinbarung, Vertrag

Declension

Declension of Pakt [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pakt	die	Pakte
genitive	eines	des	Paktes, Pakts	der	Pakte
dative	einem	dem	Pakt, Pakte¹	den	Pakten
accusative	einen	den	Pakt	die	Pakte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Warschauer Pakt
Paktum n
paktieren
Paktierer m, Paktiererin f

Further reading

“Pakt” in Duden online
“Pakt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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