akut

akut

1. partitive singular of aku

akut

1. nominative plural of akku

• katu, kuta

Borrowed from Latin acutus.

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• IPA^(key): /akˈuːt/, [ʔakʰˈuːtʰ]

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• Rhymes: -uːt

akut (strong nominative masculine singular akuter, comparative akuter, superlative am akutesten)

1. (medicine) acute, sudden

   akute Atemnot ― acute dyspnea

2. urgent, immediate

   Die Situation ist gefärhlich, aber es besteht keine akute Bedrohung.

   It's a dangerous situation, but there's no immediate threat.

• “akut” in Duden online
• “akut”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Internationalism chiefly via German akut (“acute”), from Latin acūtus (“sharp; spicy”), perfect passive participle of acuō (“to make pointed, sharpen”).^[1] First attested in 1857.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒkut]
• Rhymes: -ut
• Hyphenation: akut
• Syllabification: a‧kut

akut (comparative akutabb, superlative legakutabb)

1. (medicine) acute (of a short-lived condition)

   Synonym: heveny

   Antonym: krónikus

2. (higher register, of a situation, etc.) urgent, pressing, acute

   Synonyms: égető, kiélezett, sürgős, sürgető, válságos

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• akut in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• akut and (with subscription) akut  in Ferenc Pusztai, editor, Magyar értelmező kéziszótár [A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÉKsz.²), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003 (online searchable version under development).
• akut in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

From Dutch acuut (“acute”), from Latin acūtus.

• IPA^(key): /a.kut/
• Hyphenation: a‧kʊt

akut

1. acute:
   1. (geometry) of an angle: less than 90 degrees

      Synonym: lancip

   2. (pathology) of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage
   3. (pathology) of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity

      Antonym: kronis

   4. (colloquial) urgent: requiring immediate attention

      Synonym: gawat

• “akut”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Learned borrowing from Latin acūtus.^[1] First attested in 1807.^[2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.kut/

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• Rhymes: -akut
• Syllabification: a‧kut

akut m inan (related adjective akutowy)

1. (typography) acute accent

   Synonym: akcent akutowy

2. (phonology) acute accent (rising tone)

   Synonyms: akcent ostry, intonacja akutowa

• “akut”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “akuta”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 21

From Latin acutus.

• IPA^(key): /aˈkʉːt/, [aˈkʉ̟ːt̪]

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• Rhymes: -ʉːt

akut (comparative akutare, superlative akutast)

2. critical (as might warrant immediate action); (extremely) urgent, an emergency, etc.

   De dör om vi inte hinner fram i tid. Situationen är akut.

   They will die if we don't get there in time. The situation is critical [extremely urgent]. / It's an emergency situation.

   Kom hit nu på en gång! Det är akut!

   Come here right now [now at once]! It's [extremely] urgent / an emergency!

   Vi är i akut behov av hjälp

   We are in dire [critical] need of help

   akut lärarbrist

   acute shortage of teachers

   (literally, “critical / extremely urgent shortage of teachers”)

   Vad händer om jag blir akut sjuk?

   What happens if I become seriously ill / have a medical emergency? [in tone, though "acutely ill" also works here]

   akut(sjuk)vård

   emergency care

   Vi kan få malaria, men det där lejonet där borta är en mer akut fara

   We might get malaria, but that lion over there is a more pressing danger

   Är det akut, eller kan vi göra det imorgon?

   Is it urgent, or can we do it tomorrow? [with akut for colloquial hyperbole]

3. (medicine) acute

   akut illamående

   acute nausea

4. (linguistics) acute (of an accent or tone)

Largely a false friend of English acute in (adjective sense 1), though with overlap in meaning (where however the tone sometimes differs).

akut c

1. (colloquial, almost always in the definite "akuten") (the) emergency department, (the) emergency room

   Synonym: akutmottagning

   Hon åkte in på akuten

   She went to the emergency room

• “akut”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “akut”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “akut”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

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