macht

See also: Macht

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch macht, from Old Dutch *maht, from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz. Equivalent to mogen (“to may, to be allowed”) +‎ -t (“verbal noun”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /mɑxt/
  • Hyphenation: macht
  • Rhymes: -ɑxt

Noun

macht f (plural machten, diminutive machtje n)

  1. political power, control
    Antonyms: onmacht, machteloosheid
  2. power, might, capability
    Synonym: vermogen
  3. a power in international politics
    Synonym: mogendheid
  4. a military force, such as an army
  5. (mathematics) power (of multiplication)
  6. (Christianity) power (type of angel, ranking above archangel)

Usage notes

  • Although it is a cognate to the English word "might", macht typically refers to rulership or effective power rather than physical capabilities or positive qualities. For example: in English, the phrase "a mighty king" will likely evoke the image of an effective, virtuous or strong ruler. In Dutch, however, the etymologically equivalent phrase "een machtige koning" can simply refer to a king with many resources under his control. Historically, macht referred to one's power over their body and mind. See also Kraft vs. Macht.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: mag
  • Negerhollands: macht, magt
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: makt
  • → Aukan: makiti
  • → Caribbean Javanese: makti

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [maxt]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

macht

  1. third-person singular present of machen
    Der Künstler macht ein Bild.
    The artist creates a picture.
  2. inflection of machen:
    1. second-person plural present
    2. plural imperative

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish machtaid (“to slaughter”), from Latin mactō (“to punish, sacrifice”).[1]

The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mˠaxt̪ˠ/

Verb

macht (present analytic machtann, future analytic machtfaidh, verbal noun machtadh, past participle machta)

  1. (literary) to kill, slaughter

Conjugation

conjugation of macht (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun machtadh
past participle machta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present machtaim machtann tú;
machtair† 		machtann sé, sí machtaimid machtann sibh machtann siad;
machtaid† 		a mhachtann; a mhachtas /
a machtann* 		machtar
past mhacht mé; mhachtas mhacht tú; mhachtais mhacht sé, sí mhachtamar; mhacht muid mhacht sibh; mhachtabhair mhacht siad; mhachtadar a mhacht /
ar mhacht* 		machtadh
past habitual mhachtainn / machtainn‡‡ mhachtá / machtᇇ mhachtadh sé, sí / machtadh sé, s퇇 mhachtaimis; mhachtadh muid / machtaimis‡‡; machtadh muid‡‡ mhachtadh sibh / machtadh sibh‡‡ mhachtaidís; mhachtadh siad / machtaidís‡‡; machtadh siad‡‡ a mhachtadh /
a machtadh* 		mhachtaí / machta퇇
future machtfaidh mé;
machtfad 		machtfaidh tú;
machtfair† 		machtfaidh sé, sí machtfaimid;
machtfaidh muid 		machtfaidh sibh machtfaidh siad;
machtfaid† 		a mhachtfaidh; a mhachtfas /
a machtfaidh* 		machtfar
conditional mhachtfainn / machtfainn‡‡ mhachtfá / machtfᇇ mhachtfadh sé, sí / machtfadh sé, s퇇 mhachtfaimis; mhachtfadh muid / machtfaimis‡‡; machtfadh muid‡‡ mhachtfadh sibh / machtfadh sibh‡‡ mhachtfaidís; mhachtfadh siad / machtfaidís‡‡; machtfadh siad‡‡ a mhachtfadh /
a machtfadh* 		mhachtfaí / machtfa퇇
subjunctive
present go machta mé;
go machtad† 		go machta tú;
go machtair† 		go machta sé, sí go machtaimid;
go machta muid 		go machta sibh go machta siad;
go machtaid† 		— go machtar
past dá machtainn dá machtá dá machtadh sé, sí dá machtaimis;
dá machtadh muid 		dá machtadh sibh dá machtaidís;
dá machtadh siad 		— dá machtaí
imperative
– machtaim macht machtadh sé, sí machtaimis machtaigí;
machtaidh† 		machtaidís — machtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

macht

  1. (obsolete) death

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 macht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “maċt; maċtaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 693; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “macht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Yola

Etymology

Borrowed from now obsolete Irish macht (“death, destruction”), from Middle Irish macht, from machtaid (“to slaughter”), from Latin mactō (“to punish, sacrifice”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑkt/

Noun

macht

  1. depression

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 macht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[1], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 159
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