Macht

See also: macht

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Macht.

Proper noun

Macht (plural Machts)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Macht is the 40800th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 535 individuals. Macht is most common among White (97.38%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Middle High German maht, from Old High German maht. Cognate with Dutch macht, English might.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maχt/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun

Macht f (genitive Macht, plural Mächte)

  1. power, authority
    Die Kanzlerin übernahm die Macht im Jahr 2005.
    The Chancellor took power in 2005.
  2. might, strength
    Glauben Sie an die Macht der Liebe?
    Do you believe in the power of love?

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Macht” in Duden online
  • Macht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German maht. Compare German Macht, Dutch macht, English might.

Noun

Macht f

  1. might
  2. power

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German macht, from Old Saxon maht.

Noun

Macht f (plural Majchta)

  1. might, power, force
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.