Devise

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See also: devise and devisé

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French devise.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Where did the currency sense come from? Noted as semantic loan from German in French.”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deˈviːzə/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /d̥eˈviːsɛ/ (Austria)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːzə

Noun

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Devise f (genitive Devise, plural Devisen)

  1. motto
  2. (finance, in the plural) foreign currency

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: devisen

Further reading

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  • Devise” in Duden online
  • Devise” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Devise” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon