Sentenz: difference between revisions

• Sententz (obsolete)

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

• IPA^(key): /zɛnˈtɛnt͡s/

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• Hyphenation: Sen‧tenz

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

• sentenzartig, sentenzhaft

• “Sentenz” in Duden online