See also: aandacht

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German andāht, Old High German anadāht (attention, devotion).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Andacht f (genitive Andacht, plural Andachten)

  1. (singular only, state of devoted attention) devotion
  2. (religion) devotion, devotions, devotional prayer

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Andacht”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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