pacte

See also: pacté and pačte

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pactum. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpak.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpak.te]

Noun

pacte m (plural pactes)

1. pact

Derived terms

• pactar
• pactejar

Further reading

• “pacte” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “pacte” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pacte” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pactum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakt/

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Noun

pacte m (plural pactes)

1. pact, deal

   pacte avec le diable ― deal with the devil

   pacte faustien ― Faustian bargain

   pacte civil de solidarité ― civil partnership

Derived terms

• pactiser

Descendants

• → Romanian: pact
• → Turkish: pakt

Further reading

• “pacte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Participle

pacte

1. vocative masculine singular of pactus

Portuguese

Verb

pacte

1. inflection of pactar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

pacte

1. inflection of pactar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative