# takt
## Czech
### Etymology

Ultimately from tangō (“touch”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtakt]
* Rhymes: -akt

### Noun

takt m inan
* (music) measure, bar
* tact (careful consideration in dealing with others to avoid giving offense)
* (computing) chip frequency
* (computing) chip cycle

#### Derived terms

* netaktní
* taktní

#### Related terms

* intaktní
* kontakt
* kontaktáž
* kontaktní
* kontaktolog
* kontaktologie
* kontaktologický
* kontaktovat
* kontingenční
* kontingent
* tangenta
* taktilní
* taktovka

### Further reading

* “takt”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “takt”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Icelandic
### Noun

takt
* inflection of taktur:
** indefinite accusative singular
** indefinite dative singular

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin tactus (senses 1, 2), and English tact (sense 3).

### Noun

takt f or m (definite singular takta or takten, indefinite plural takter, definite plural taktene)
* (especially music) time, rhythm, tempo, beat
* (engine piston) stroke
* tact

#### Derived terms

* taktløs

### References

* “takt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “takt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɑkt/

### Etymology 1

From Latin tactus. In the sense of "tact" it is a semantic loan from English.

#### Noun

takt f or m (definite singular takten or takta, indefinite plural takter or taktar, definite plural taktene or taktane)
* (especially music) time, rhythm, tempo, beat
* (engine piston) stroke
* tact

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

takt
* (non-standard since 1938) supine of tekkja

### References

* “takt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* katt

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French tact, from Latin tāctus (“touch”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtakt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -akt
* Syllabification: takt

### Noun

takt m inan
* (music) measure, bar
* tact (careful consideration in dealing with others to avoid giving offense)

#### Derived terms

* nietaktownie
* nietaktowny
* taktownie
* taktowny

### Further reading

* takt in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* takt in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tâkt/

### Noun

tȁkt m (Cyrillic spelling та̏кт)
* (music) measure, bar
* rhythm, tempo
* tact (careful consideration in dealing with others to avoid giving offense)

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

takt c
* tact, pace, rhythm
* good speed, pace, swiftness, alertness, enthusiasm (mostly with the plural: andra takter, rätta takter)
* a bar, a measure (a count of four or some small number in music)
* tact, tactful behaviour, good manners
    Synonym: taktkänsla

#### Usage notes

The connection between music and behavior is twofold: "takt och ton" (tact and tone) means good (tactful) manners, and "god ton" (good tone) means addressing someone in a non-aggressive way or similar.

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | takt | takts |
| singular | definite | takten | taktens |
| plural | indefinite | takter | takters |
| plural | definite | takterna | takternas |

#### Derived terms

* baktakt
* fyrtakt
* takt och ton
* taktfast
* taktfull
* tretakt
* tvåtaktsmotor

### References

* takt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* takt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* takt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* katt

## Turkish
### Etymology

From French tact, from Latin tāctus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /takt/

### Noun

takt (definite accusative taktı, plural taktlar)
* tact (ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing)