Kadenz

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cadenza, from Latin cadentia.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ka‧denz

Noun

Kadenz f (genitive Kadenz, plural Kadenzen)

  1. (music) a cadenza (a part of a piece of music)
  2. (music) a cadence (a progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music)
  3. (speech) a cadence (a fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence)

Declension

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

Further reading

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