Stanze

See also: stanze

German

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “punching machine probably has a different origin?”) Borrowed from Italian stanza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtant͡sə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Stan‧ze
  • Rhymes: -antsə

Noun

Stanze f (genitive Stanze, plural Stanzen)

  1. (poetry, prosody) ottava rima
    Synonym: Oktave
  2. punching machine
    Synonym: Stanzmaschine

Declension

Descendants

  • Polish: sztanca
  • Swedish: stans

Further reading

  • Stanze” in Duden online
  • Stanze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtant͡sə/
  • Rhymes: -antsə
  • Syllabification: Stan‧ze

Noun

Stanze f

  1. plural of Stanz