distich
English
Etymology
From Latin distichon (“a poem of two verses, a distich consisting of a hexameter and a pentameter”), from Ancient Greek δίστιχον (dístikhon).
Noun
Translations
a two line stanza making complete sense
couplet — see couplet
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German
Etymology
From Latin distichus, from Ancient Greek δίστιχος (dístikhos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɪsˈtɪç]
- Hyphenation: dis‧tich
Declension
Declension of distich
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist distich | sie ist distich | es ist distich | sie sind distich | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | disticher | distiche | distiches | distiche |
| genitive | distichen | disticher | distichen | disticher | |
| dative | distichem | disticher | distichem | distichen | |
| accusative | distichen | distiche | distiches | distiche | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der distiche | die distiche | das distiche | die distichen |
| genitive | des distichen | der distichen | des distichen | der distichen | |
| dative | dem distichen | der distichen | dem distichen | den distichen | |
| accusative | den distichen | die distiche | das distiche | die distichen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein disticher | eine distiche | ein distiches | (keine) distichen |
| genitive | eines distichen | einer distichen | eines distichen | (keiner) distichen | |
| dative | einem distichen | einer distichen | einem distichen | (keinen) distichen | |
| accusative | einen distichen | eine distiche | ein distiches | (keine) distichen | |
Further reading
- distich in Duden online
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