satzinitial
German, adjective/ˈzat͡sʔiniˌt͡si̯aːl/
satzinitial is spelled S-A-T-Z-I-N-I-T-I-A-L (11 letters). Satzinitial is a German adjective meaning “at the beginning of a sentence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “den Anfang eines Satzes betreffend, zu Beginn eines Satzes auftretend/vorkommend”.
What does satzinitial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
at the beginning of a sentence
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. den Anfang eines Satzes betreffend, zu Beginn eines Satzes auftretend/vorkommend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of satzinitial
- satzinitialer masculine nominative singular
- satzinitiale feminine nominative singular
- satzinitiales neuter nominative singular
- satzinitialen genitive masculine singular
- satzinitialem dative masculine singular
- der satzinitiale definite includes-article masculine
- die satzinitiale definite feminine includes-article
- das satzinitiale definite includes-article neuter
- die satzinitialen definite includes-article nominative
- des satzinitialen definite genitive includes-article
- der satzinitialen definite feminine genitive
- dem satzinitialen dative definite includes-article
- den satzinitialen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce satzinitial?
- /ˈzat͡sʔiniˌt͡si̯aːl/
- [ˈzat͡sʔiniˌt͡si̯aːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.