Edikt

See also: edict and edikt

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēdictum (“proclamation, edict”), the neuter of ēdictus, perfect passive participle of ēdīcō (“I publish, proclaim”), itself from ex (“out of, from”) + dīcō (“say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eˈdɪkt]

• Audio

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Noun

Edikt n (strong, genitive Ediktes or Edikts, plural Edikte)

1. (chiefly historical) edict
2. (Austria, officialese) bankruptcy proceedings

Declension

Declension of Edikt [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Edikt	die	Edikte
genitive	eines	des	Ediktes, Edikts	der	Edikte
dative	einem	dem	Edikt, Edikte1	den	Edikten
accusative	ein	das	Edikt	die	Edikte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• ediktieren

See also

• Dekret
• Gesetz
• Ordonnanz
• Plakkat
• Ukase
• Verordnung

Further reading

• “Edikt” in Duden online