Sentenz

German

Alternative forms

• Sententz (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German sententie, from Latin sententia. Masculine gender predominated until the mid-18th century, probably after Spruch and/or Satz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛnˈtɛnt͡s/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Sen‧tenz

Noun

Sentenz f (genitive Sentenz, plural Sentenzen) or
Sentenz (obsolete) m (mixed, genitive Sentenzes, plural Sentenzen)

1. (higher register) saying, maxim, aphorism

   Synonyms: Spruch, Ausspruch, Denkspruch, Sinnspruch, Aphorismus

2. (law, obsolete) sentence, verdict

   Synonyms: Urteil, Urteilsspruch, Richterspruch

Declension

Declension of Sentenz [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sentenz	die	Sentenzen
genitive	einer	der	Sentenz	der	Sentenzen
dative	einer	der	Sentenz	den	Sentenzen
accusative	eine	die	Sentenz	die	Sentenzen

Declension of Sentenz [masculine (obsolete), mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sentenz	die	Sentenzen
genitive	eines	des	Sentenzes	der	Sentenzen
dative	einem	dem	Sentenz, Sentenze1	den	Sentenzen
accusative	einen	den	Sentenz	die	Sentenzen

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• sentenzartig, sentenzhaft

Further reading

• “Sentenz” in Duden online