Impakt

See also: impakt

German

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin impāctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪmˈpakt]

• Audio:

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Noun

Impakt m (strong, genitive Impaktes or Impakts, plural Impakte)

1. (geology) impact of an asteroid, meteorite or alike into the earth's surface.

   Synonym: Einschlag

2. (climatology) impact of the climate and climate change on the biosphere and anthroposphere

   Synonym: Einwirkung

Declension

Declension of Impakt [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Impakt	die	Impakte
genitive	eines	des	Impaktes, Impakts	der	Impakte
dative	einem	dem	Impakt, Impakte1	den	Impakten
accusative	einen	den	Impakt	die	Impakte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Impakt” in Duden online
• “Impakt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache