akta

See also: aktā, äkta, and åkta

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒktɒ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ak‧ta
• Rhymes: -tɒ

Noun

akta (plural akták)

1. document, paper, file, dossier

   Synonyms: okirat, okmány, ügyirat

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	akta	akták
accusative	aktát	aktákat
dative	aktának	aktáknak
instrumental	aktával	aktákkal
causal-final	aktáért	aktákért
translative	aktává	aktákká
terminative	aktáig	aktákig
essive-formal	aktaként	aktákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	aktában	aktákban
superessive	aktán	aktákon
adessive	aktánál	aktáknál
illative	aktába	aktákba
sublative	aktára	aktákra
allative	aktához	aktákhoz
elative	aktából	aktákból
delative	aktáról	aktákról
ablative	aktától	aktáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	aktáé	aktáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	aktáéi	aktákéi

Possessive forms of akta
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	aktám	aktáim
2nd person sing.	aktád	aktáid
3rd person sing.	aktája	aktái
1st person plural	aktánk	aktáink
2nd person plural	aktátok	aktáitok
3rd person plural	aktájuk	aktáik

Derived terms

Compound words

• aktatáska

 

Further reading

• akta in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• akta 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 2024).

Icelandic

Verb

akta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative aktaði, supine æktað)

1. number, tax, value, take a census

   Fóru þeir víða um land og öktuðu vísaeyri konungs

   They travelled widely in the land and levied the royal revenue.

2. to examine, enquire
3. to debate, discuss in parliament
4. care for, feel respect for

Conjugation

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að akta
supine (sagnbót)		aktað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		aktandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég akta	við öktum	present (nútíð)	ég akti	við öktum
	þú aktar	þið aktið		þú aktir	þið aktið
	hann, hún, það aktar	þeir, þær, þau akta		hann, hún, það akti	þeir, þær, þau akti
past (þátíð)	ég aktaði	við öktuðum	past (þátíð)	ég aktaði	við öktuðum
	þú aktaðir	þið öktuðuð		þú aktaðir	þið öktuðuð
	hann, hún, það aktaði	þeir, þær, þau öktuðu		hann, hún, það aktaði	þeir, þær, þau öktuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	akta (þú)	aktið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	aktaðu	aktiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

akta — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að aktast
supine (sagnbót)		aktast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		aktandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég aktast	við öktumst	present (nútíð)	ég aktist	við öktumst
	þú aktast	þið aktist		þú aktist	þið aktist
	hann, hún, það aktast	þeir, þær, þau aktast		hann, hún, það aktist	þeir, þær, þau aktist
past (þátíð)	ég aktaðist	við öktuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég aktaðist	við öktuðumst
	þú aktaðist	þið öktuðust		þú aktaðist	þið öktuðust
	hann, hún, það aktaðist	þeir, þær, þau öktuðust		hann, hún, það aktaðist	þeir, þær, þau öktuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	aktast (þú)	aktist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	aktastu	aktisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

aktast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	aktaður	öktuð	aktað		aktaðir	aktaðar	öktuð
accusative (þolfall)	aktaðan	aktaða	aktað		aktaða	aktaðar	öktuð
dative (þágufall)	öktuðum	aktaðri	öktuðu		öktuðum	öktuðum	öktuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	aktaðs	aktaðrar	aktaðs		aktaðra	aktaðra	aktaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	aktaði	aktaða	aktaða		öktuðu	öktuðu	öktuðu
accusative (þolfall)	aktaða	öktuðu	aktaða		öktuðu	öktuðu	öktuðu
dative (þágufall)	aktaða	öktuðu	aktaða		öktuðu	öktuðu	öktuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	aktaða	öktuðu	aktaða		öktuðu	öktuðu	öktuðu

aktaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

akta

Wikipedia ^id

Alternative forms

• akte (pre-1947, nonstandard)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ācta, plural of āctum, from agō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Semantic loan from Dutch akte. Doublet of aksis, akte, and aktor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak̚ta/
• Hyphenation: ak‧ta

Noun

akta (plural akta-akta, first-person possessive aktaku, second-person possessive aktamu, third-person possessive aktanya)

1. certificate

   Synonym: sertifikat

   Synonym: sijil (Standard Malay)

2. a deed; a legal contract

   Synonym: surat ikatan (Standard Malay)

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay akta.

Hyponyms

• akta autentik
• akta bawah tangan
• akta catatan sipil
• akta hibah
• akta jual beli
• akta kelahiran
• akta kematian
• akta kenal lahir
• akta mengajar
• akta nikah
• akta notaris
• akta pendirian
• akta persetujuan
• akta proteksi data

 

Related terms

• aktentas

 

Descendants

• → Min Nan: 沃智 (iáu-tì), 沃治 (iáu-tī)

Further reading

• “akta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

akta

1. Romanization of ꦲꦏ꧀ꦠ

Latvian

Noun

akta m

1. genitive singular of akts

Lule Sami

Lule Sami numbers ^(edit)

		10
		1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: akta     Ordinal: vuostasj

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ëktë.

Numeral

akta

1. one

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

akta

Wikipedia ^ms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ācta, plural of āctum, from agō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Semantic loan from English act.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akta/
• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: ak‧ta

Noun

akta (Jawi spelling اکتا, plural akta-akta, informal 1st possessive aktaku, 2nd possessive aktamu, 3rd possessive aktanya)

1. act (statute)

Usage notes

This Malay word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen at Indonesian akta.

Further reading

• “akta” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Northern Sami

Northern Sami numbers ^(edit)

		10
	←  0	1	2  →	10  →
Cardinal: okta, akta     Ordinal: vuosttaš

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈakːta/

Numeral

akta

1. Alternative form of okta

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• akten

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -akta
• Hyphenation: ak‧ta

Noun

akta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of akt

Anagrams

• kata, taka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

akta f

1. definite singular of akt

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

akta

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āctā.^[1][2] First attested in 1551.^[3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈak.ta/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈak.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -akta
• Syllabification: ak‧ta

Noun

akta nvir pl

1. dossier (collection of documents related to a person or situation) [from 19th c.]^[4]

   Synonyms: dokumentacja, dossier

2. (obsolete) chronicle, recorded history [16th c.–20th c.]^[5][6]

Declension

	plural
nominative	akta
genitive	akt
dative	aktom
accusative	akta
instrumental	aktami
locative	aktach
vocative	akta

Declension of akta

Related terms

adjective

• aktowy

 

noun

• akcik
• akt
• aktówka
• jednoaktówka

 

verbs

• aktykować impf

 

verbs

• odkładać do akt pf, odłożyć do akt impf

 

References

1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “akta”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
2. Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “akta”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
3. Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “akt”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
4. Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “akta”, in Słownik języka polskiego
5. R:pl:SXVI
6. J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “akta”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 19

Further reading

• akta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• akta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “AKTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2016 August 30
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “akta”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

akta (present aktar, preterite aktade, supine aktat, imperative akta)

1. to be careful with, to watch, to mind

   Akta huvudet när du går in!

   Watch your head as you enter!

   Akta er för Nisse. Han är en farlig jävel.

   Beware of Nisse. He's a dangerous bastard.

   Akta blomkrukan när du öppnar fönstret

   Watch the flowerpot when you open the window

   Aktas

   Handle with care (on packages and the like)

2. to respect, to esteem (value highly)

   en aktad forskare

   an esteemed scientist

Conjugation

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	akta		aktas
Supine	aktat		aktats
Imperative	akta		—
Imper. plural1	akten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	aktar	aktade	aktas	aktades
Ind. plural1	akta	aktade	aktas	aktades
Subjunctive2	akte	aktade	aktes	aktades
	Participles
Present participle	aktande
Past participle	aktad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of akta (weak)

Derived terms

• akta sig (“beware, watch out”)

Related terms

• aktad
• oaktat

References

• akta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• akta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• akta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• kata-

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acta, from Latin ācta (“register of events”), plural of āctum. Doublet of akto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔakta/ [ˈʔak.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -akta
• Syllabification: ak‧ta

Noun

akta (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜆ)

1. record; minutes (the official notes kept during a meeting)

   Synonyms: katitikan, ulat, minuta, rekord

   Pinagtibay ang akta ng nakaraang pulong.

   The minutes of the past meeting were approved.

2. election results

Related terms

• aksiyon
• aksiyonista
• aktiba
• aktibado
• aktibasyon
• aktibidad
• aktibidades
• aktibismo
• aktibista
• aktibo
• akting
• aktitud
• akto
• aktor
• aktris
• aktuwal
• aktuwali
• aktuwalidad
• aktuwaryo
• aktuwasyon
• bos-aktiba
• inaksiyon
• inaktibo
• inter-aksiyon
• reaksiyon
• reaksiyonaryo
• reaktibasyon
• reaktibidad
• reaktibo
• retroaktibo

 

Further reading

• “akta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 9

Turkish

Noun

akta

1. locative singular of ak

Vilamovian

Noun

akta ?

1. (plural only) document, paper, file, dossier