Saite

See also: saite, sàitè, saitē, and Sàitè

German

Etymology

Old High German seito. In the 17th century, the 'ei' was changed to the homophonous 'ai', in order to distinguish this word from Seite. Derived from Seite originally.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaɪ̯tə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: Seite

Noun

Saite f (genitive Saite, plural Saiten)

  1. (music) string (of a musical stringed instrument)

Declension
Declension of Saite
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Saite die Saiten
genitive einer der Saite der Saiten
dative einer der Saite den Saiten
accusative eine die Saite die Saiten

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