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 (Germany (Berlin)):

  (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

Declension of Stanze [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Stanze	die	Stanzen
genitive	einer	der	Stanze	der	Stanzen
dative	einer	der	Stanze	den	Stanzen
accusative	eine	die	Stanze	die	Stanzen

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