"Aktion" meaning in German

See Aktion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /akˈtsi̯oːn/, [ʔakˈt͡sjoːn] Audio: De-Aktion.ogg
Rhymes: -oːn Etymology: 16th century, learned borrowing from Latin āctiō. Doublet of Action and Aktie. Etymology templates: {{lbor|de|la|āctiō|nocap=1}} learned borrowing from Latin āctiō, {{doublet|de|Action|Aktie}} Doublet of Action and Aktie Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=+}} Aktion f (genitive Aktion, plural Aktionen, diminutive Aktiönchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Aktion [genitive], Aktionen [plural], Aktiönchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Aktion [nominative, singular], Aktionen [definite, nominative, plural], Aktion [genitive, singular], Aktionen [definite, genitive, plural], Aktion [dative, singular], Aktionen [dative, definite, plural], Aktion [accusative, singular], Aktionen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (countable) operation, campaign, measure, organized course of action Tags: countable, feminine Synonyms: Unternehmen, Vorgehen, Kampagne, Maßnahme
    Sense id: en-Aktion-de-noun-k814Bo01 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 61 15 8 2 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 8 10 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 7 8 2 6
  2. (countable, specifically) sales campaign Tags: countable, feminine, specifically Synonyms: Angebot, Sonderangebot
    Sense id: en-Aktion-de-noun-M5lOL0jj
  3. (countable) act, deed, typically unusual, often negative Tags: countable, feminine Synonyms: Handlung, Tat
    Sense id: en-Aktion-de-noun-MW-Q1uYk
  4. (usually uncountable, mostly with in or außer) action, activity Tags: feminine, uncountable, usually Synonyms: Einsatz, Betätigung
    Sense id: en-Aktion-de-noun-QdFMrzwh
  5. (usually uncountable, often juxtaposed with Reaktion) action, impulse Tags: feminine, uncountable, usually Synonyms: Wirkung, Impuls
    Sense id: en-Aktion-de-noun-BVjfPPmX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Hilfsaktion, Nacht-und-Nebel-Aktion, Rettungsaktion, Unterschriftenaktion Related terms: Aktionsart, Aktionspotential, Aktionspreis, Aktionsradius, Aktionstag, Aktionswoche

Inflected forms

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        "German uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ],
            [
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "action and reaction",
          "text": "Aktion und Reaktion",
          "translation": "action and reaction",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "action, impulse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Reaktion",
          "Reaktion#German"
        ],
        [
          "action",
          "action"
        ],
        [
          "impulse",
          "impulse"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "often juxtaposed with Reaktion",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually uncountable, often juxtaposed with Reaktion) action, impulse"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Wirkung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Impuls"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/akˈtsi̯oːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔakˈt͡sjoːn]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Aktion.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f9/De-Aktion.ogg/De-Aktion.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/De-Aktion.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Aktion"
}

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