Action

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 (Germany (Berlin)):(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

    Further reading

    • “Action”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Action” in Duden online
    • “Action” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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