"Ansatz" meaning in German

See Ansatz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈanzats/ Audio: De-Ansatz.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: Back-formation from ansetzen. Equivalent to an- + Satz. Etymology templates: {{back-form|de|ansetzen}} Back-formation from ansetzen, {{prefix|de|an|Satz}} an- + Satz Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,^e}} Ansatz m (strong, genitive Ansatzes, plural Ansätze) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,^e}} Forms: Ansatzes [genitive], Ansätze [plural], strong [table-tags], Ansatz [nominative, singular], Ansätze [definite, nominative, plural], Ansatzes [genitive, singular], Ansätze [definite, genitive, plural], Ansatz [dative, singular], Ansatze [dative, singular], Ansätzen [dative, definite, plural], Ansatz [accusative, singular], Ansätze [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. addition Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Ansatz-de-noun-d~kw5LGl
  2. addition
    (mathematics) ansatz
    Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Ansatz-de-noun-LGSUv-zy Categories (other): Mathematics, German back-formations, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German back-formations: 4 39 5 34 5 12 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 28 12 32 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 35 2 35 5 22 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. attachment Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Ansatz-de-noun-YCpeacMC Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 28 12 32 5 15
  4. attachment
    (music) embouchure
    Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Ansatz-de-noun-q2mddYUx Categories (other): Music, German back-formations, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German back-formations: 4 39 5 34 5 12 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 28 12 32 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 28 4 35 9 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 35 2 35 5 22 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  5. approach
    attempt
    Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Ansatz-de-noun-8yzbH56b Categories (other): German terms prefixed with an- Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with an-: 6 13 15 15 30 20
  6. approach
    starting point
    Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Ansatz-de-noun-989zOwYV Categories (other): German back-formations, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German back-formations: 4 39 5 34 5 12 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 9 28 12 32 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 35 2 35 5 22

Inflected forms

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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
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      ],
      "word": "ansatsi"
    },
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      "lang_code": "pt",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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          "starting point"
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    },
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}
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}

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