Achtung
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ahtunge (“consideration, appreciation”), from Old High German ahtunga, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtungu. By surface analysis, Acht + -ung.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Achtung f (genitive Achtung, no plural)
- attention
- esteem
- respect
- 1990, “Zwei-plus-Vier-Vertrag”, in Bundesgesetzblatt, part 2, page 1318:
- entschlossen, in Übereinstimmung mit ihren Verpflichtungen aus der Charta der Vereinten Nationen freundschaftliche, auf der Achtung vor dem Grundsatz der Gleichberechtigung und Selbstbestimmung der Völker beruhende Beziehungen zwischen den Nationen zu entwickeln und andere geeignete Maßnahmen zur Festigung des Weltfriedens zu treffen, [...]
- Resolved, in accordance with their obligations under the Charter of the United Nations to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace; [...]
Declension
[edit]Declension of Achtung [sg-only, feminine]
Related terms
[edit]Interjection
[edit]Achtung!
Usage notes
[edit]German sailors use Wahrschau instead.
Further reading
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