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Saite

(Engels)

  1. (feminine) string (of a musical stringed instrument)
  2. (feminine) string (of a racquet)

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈzaɪ̯tə/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Old High German seito. In the 17th century, the ⟨ei⟩ was changed to the homophonous ⟨ai⟩, in order to distinguish this word from Seite. Derived from Seite originally.

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