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Achtung.

attention

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaxtʊŋ/[ˈʔaχtʊŋ(k)]

  1. attention

    feminine · no-plural

  2. esteem

    feminine · no-plural

  3. respect

    feminine · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ahtunge (“consideration, appreciation”), from Old High German ahtunga, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtungu. By surface analysis, achten + -ung. Compare Yiddish אַכטונג (akhtung), Alemannic German Achtig.

intj/ˈaxtʊŋ/[ˈʔaχtʊŋ(k)]

  1. watch out, attention, warning or caution

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ahtunge (“consideration, appreciation”), from Old High German ahtunga, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtungu. By surface analysis, achten + -ung. Compare Yiddish אַכטונג (akhtung), Alemannic German Achtig.

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