Action

See also: action

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English action, from Latin āctiō. Doublet of Aktion and Aktie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛk.(t)ʃən/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛkʃn̩

Noun

Action f (genitive Action, plural Actions)

1. (uncountable) action (fast-paced, often violent activity or events)
2. (uncountable, film) a genre characterised by such activity
3. (uncountable) liveliness, activity
4. (countable, law) a legal action
5. (uncountable, programming) a programming language and IDE for Atari 8-bit computers developed by Clinton Parker

Declension

Declension of Action [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Action	die	Actions
genitive	einer	der	Action	der	Actions
dative	einer	der	Action	den	Actions
accusative	eine	die	Action	die	Actions

Derived terms

• Actionfilm

Further reading

• “Action” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Action” in Duden online
• “Action” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon