German

Noun

Akts m

1. genitive singular of Akt

Danish

Noun

akts c

1. genitive singular indefinite of akt

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately a borrowing from Latin ācta ‎(“register of events”), the plural form of āctum ‎(“decree, law”), from agō ‎(“put in motion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [akts]

Noun

akts m (1st declension)

1. act, action

   juridisks akts‎ ― legal act

   varmācīgs akts‎ ― violent act

   gribas akts‎ ― act of will

   teroristisks akts‎ ― terrorist act

   rīkot diversijas aktus‎ ― to organize acts of sabotage

   līdzīgi protesta akti notika Nigērijā un vairākās citās zemēs‎ ― similar acts of protest happened in Nigeria and many other countries

2. a formal gathering or ceremony

   aktu zāle‎ ― assembly hall

   piedalīties svinīgajā aktā‎ ― to participate in a formal ceremony

3. (1st declension) a formal document

   pamiera akts‎ ― a cease-fire agreement

   civilās likumdošanas akts‎ ― a civil law act

   notariāls akts‎ ― a notarial act, register

   parakstīt aktu‎ ― to sign the document

   civilstāvokļa akts‎ ― a civil, marital status certificate

4. artistic nude (usually a painting or sculpture)

   aktu gleznotājs‎ ― painter of artistic nudes

   vīriešu/sieviešu akti‎ ― male/female artistic nudes

   akts kā cilvēka ķermeņa un dzīves skaistuma suminājums ir parasts paņēmiens tēlniecībā‎ ― artistic nudes as a celebration of the beauty of the human body and life are a normal method in sculpture

akts f (6th declension)

1. (usually plural) a corpus of documents, usually about a juric question or topic

   tiesu aktis‎ ― judicial files, judicial law

   aktu vāki‎ ― judicial law folders

   sameklēt aktīs‎ ― to search (something) in the files

   es viņam pasniedzu tiesas aktis‎ ― I gave him the legal files

Declension

Synonyms

• darbība

Derived terms

• dzimumakts

Swedish

Noun

akts

1. indefinite genitive singular of akt