Terz

See also: terz

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tertia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Terz f (genitive Terz, plural Terzen)

1. (music) A third; an interval of 3 (kleine Terz, minor third) or 4 (große Terz, major third) semitones.

Declension

Declension of Terz [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Terz	die	Terzen
genitive	einer	der	Terz	der	Terzen
dative	einer	der	Terz	den	Terzen
accusative	eine	die	Terz	die	Terzen

Further reading

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