Saite

See also: saite, sàitè, saitē, and Sàitè

English

Etymology

From Sais +‎ -ite.

Adjective

Saite (comparative more Saite, superlative most Saite)

1. Of or relating to Saïs, Egypt.
2. Of or relating to the twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (the ‘Saite Period’).

Anagrams

• ISTEA

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. Derived from Seite originally.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaɪ̯tə/ (Germany)

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    (Germany)

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ̯tɛ/, [saɛ̯-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯tə
• Hyphenation: Sai‧te
• Homophone: Seite

Noun

Saite f (genitive Saite, plural Saiten)

1. (music) string (of a musical stringed instrument)
2. (sports) string (of a racquet)

Declension

Declension of Saite [feminine]

	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

Derived terms

• Saitenhalter
• Saitenwurst
• Saitling
• besaiten
• zartbesaitet

Further reading

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