Pacht

From Middle High German pfaht, from Latin pactum (“pact”). The unshifted onset p-, the feminine gender, and the contemporary plural form in -en are northern influences from German Low German [Term?] and/or West Central German. In Grimm's German dictionary, the word is still treated as a masculine noun with plural Pächte; this is now obsolete.

• IPA^(key): /paxt/, [paχt]

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Pacht f (genitive Pacht, plural Pachten)

1. lease

Obsolete masculine declension

• pachten
• Pächter

• Erbpacht, Halbpacht, Jahrespacht, Naturalpacht, Teilpacht
• Pachtgeld, Pachtland, Pachtsumme, Pachtvertrag, Pachtzins

• “Pacht” in Duden online
• “Pacht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• Puecht, Piecht (archaic)

Formally from German Pacht, which displaced the inherited forms above (compare phonetically Muecht, Nuecht etc.). The native vocalism survives in Piechter (“leaseholder”). The gender variation was also maintained from earlier local usage.

• IPA^(key): [pɑχt]

Pacht m or f (plural Pachten)

1. lease (of land, especially for agricultural use)

Pacht f

1. rent, lease