Coda

German

Alternative forms

• Koda (see usage notes below)

Etymology

18th century, from Italian coda. Doublet of Queue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːda/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Co‧da

Noun

Coda f (genitive Coda, plural Codas)

1. (music) coda
2. Alternative form of Koda (“syllable coda”)

Usage notes

• There is no intentional distinction between both spellings and either can be used in any context. However, the difference in frequency has to do with the fact that linguistic terminology is predominantly Latin (where German generally uses k), while musical terminology is predominantly Italian (a modern language, where German tends to keep the original spelling).

Declension

Declension of Coda [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Coda	die	Codas
genitive	einer	der	Coda	der	Codas
dative	einer	der	Coda	den	Codas
accusative	eine	die	Coda	die	Codas

Further reading

• “Coda” in Duden online