actie
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- aktie (before 1996)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch actie, directly or ultimately from Latin āctiō (“action”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]actie f (plural acties or actiën, diminutive actietje n)
- action, activity, movement; especially (without article) a fast-paced activity
- De kinderen waren druk bezig met hun speelse acties in het park.
- The children were busy with their playful activities in the park.
- De actiefilm zat vol met spannende acties en spectaculaire stunts.
- The action movie was full of exciting action and spectacular stunts.
- (physics) action; motion
- De natuurkundeleraar demonstreerde de wet van actie en reactie in de klas.
- The physics teacher demonstrated the law of action and reaction in class.
- De wet van behoud van actie stelt dat het totale impulsmoment van een systeem constant blijft.
- The law of conservation of motion states that the total momentum of a system remains constant.
- (law, obsolete) legal charge; formal claim
- (finance, archaic, historical) share in an enterprise
- Synonym: aandeel
- De gerechtelijke acties van de erfgenamen betroffen de verdeling van de actiën in wijlen vaders zaak.
- The heirs' legal claims in court concerned the division of the shares in their late father's firm.
Usage notes
[edit]The plural form actiën is archaic and is no longer used in the meaning “action”. It is however still used in historical contexts for the sense “share”.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: aksie
- → Caribbean Javanese: aksi
- → German: Aktie
- → Indonesian: aksi
- → Malay: aksi
- → Peranakan Indonesian: actie
- → Petjo: aksi
- → Sranan Tongo: aksi
Peranakan Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch actie (“action”).
Noun
[edit]actie
References
[edit]- ^ Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 28
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