Feminine
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Saite

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzaɪ̯tə/
Etymology

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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