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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ̯tə/
Audio (file)
Homophone: Seite

Noun

Saite f (genitive Saite, plural Saiten)

(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

Further reading

Saite in Duden online

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