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sacht.

gentle, soft

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/zaxt/[zaχt]

  1. gentle, soft

    Ein sachter Sommerwind wehte durch die Nacht.
Where this word comes from

16th c., borrowed from Low German sacht, sachte (“soft”), from Middle Low German sachte, from Old Saxon *sāfti, from Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (“one, whole”). Doublet of sanft. Cognate with English soft.

adv/zaxt/[zaχt]

  1. gently

    Er setzte das Kind sacht auf den Boden.
Where this word comes from

16th c., borrowed from Low German sacht, sachte (“soft”), from Middle Low German sachte, from Old Saxon *sāfti, from Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (“one, whole”). Doublet of sanft. Cognate with English soft.

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