Kadenz

German

Alternative forms

• Cadenz (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cadenza, from Latin cadentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈdɛnt͡s]

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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 [feminine]

	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