Vorsatz

German

Etymology

vor- (“pre-”) +‎ Satz (“sentence”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzat͡s/
Hyphenation: Vor‧satz

Noun

Vorsatz m (genitive Vorsatzes, plural Vorsätze)

(law) malice, intention, premeditation
(chiefly in the plural) intention, something undertaken; resolution
something in front of something else
the preceding sentence
(bookbinding) flyleaf
an extension or accessory to a machine or tool that allows performance of specialized work

Declension

Declension of Vorsatz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Vorsatz	die	Vorsätze
genitive	eines	des	Vorsatzes	der	Vorsätze
dative	einem	dem	Vorsatz, Vorsatze¹	den	Vorsätzen
accusative	einen	den	Vorsatz	die	Vorsätze

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Antonyms

(malice): Fahrlässigkeit

Derived terms

vorsätzlich
Vorsatzlinse

References

Vorsatz in Duden online

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