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Saite
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saite sàitè saitē Sàitè
English
Etymology
en :af Saïs -ite + 1
Adjective
Of or relating to Saïs, Egypt.
Of or relating to the twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (the ‘Saite Period’).
Anagrams
en aeist ISTEA
German
Etymology
From de gmh seite, from de goh seita (also goh seito m), from de gmw-pro *saidā, gmw-pro *saidō, from de gem-pro *saidô string, cord. In the 17th century, the ⟨ei⟩ was changed to the homophonous ⟨ai⟩, in order to distinguish this word from de Seite. Derived from de Seite originally.
Pronunciation
de /ˈzaɪ̯tə/ Germany
de De-Saite.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈsaɪ̯tɛ/ [saɛ̯-] Austria,South German,Switzerland
de aɪ̯tə
de Sai te
de Seite
Noun
f
de music string of a musical stringed instrument
de sports string of a racquet
Declension
f
Hyponyms
de music A-Saite C-Saite D-Saite E-Saite G-Saite H-Saite Geigensaite Gitarrensaite Harfensaite Klaviersaite Lautensaite Mandoilinensaite Nylonsaite Stahlsaite Violinsaite Zithersaite
Derived terms
de Saitling
de besaiten
de viersaitig, de fünfsaitig, de sechssaitig, de siebensaitig, de achtsaitig, de zwölfsaitig
Related terms
de Saitenhalter
de Saitenwurst
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