Satz

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Back-formation from setzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zat͡s/
  • IPA(key): /sat͡s/ (Austria)
  • Rhymes: -ats
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Noun

Satz m (strong, genitive Satzes, plural Sätze)

  1. (grammar) sentence
    Dieser Satz scheint mir grammatikalisch falsch zu sein.
    This sentence seems grammatically wrong to me.
  2. (mathematics) proposition, theorem
    Ich war überglücklich als ich den Satz des Pythagoras zum ersten Mal in meinem Alltag anwenden konnte.
    I was overjoyed the first time I was able to use the Pythagorean theorem in my everyday life.
  3. set (matching collection of similar things)
  4. (music) movement
    Beethovens Fünfte Sinfonie hat vier Sätze.
    Beethoven's Fifth Symphony has four movements.
  5. (tennis) set
  6. jump, leap
    Ich erschreckte sie so sehr, dass sie einen Satz nach hinten machte.
    I startled her so much that she made a leap backwards.
  7. sediment, grounds (something that has precipitated from a liquid)
  8. typesetting

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of Satz
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Satz die Sätze
genitive eines des Satzes der Sätze
dative einem dem Satz, Satze1 den Sätzen
accusative einen den Satz die Sätze

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

(linguistics: sentence):

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “Satz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Satz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Satz” in Duden online
  • Satz on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Satz m (plural Setz)

  1. sentence

Further reading

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Central Franconian or German Satz.

Pronunciation

Noun

Satz m (plural Satze or Sätze or Sätz)

  1. set (matching collection of similar things)
  2. stride, jump, leap
  3. various types of sediment:
    1. dregs, residue
    2. coffee grounds
  4. yeast, leaven
  5. sentence, clause
  6. (Waubach, mining) the performance/production of a corridor or longwall in a coal mine.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Satz.

Noun

Satz m

  1. yeast, leaven
  2. coffee grounds
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