Valenz

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin valentia (“vigour”), shortened from ealier Quantivalenz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaˈlɛnt͡s/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Valenz f (genitive Valenz, plural Valenzen)

  1. (chemistry) valence, valency
    Synonyms: Wertigkeit, Atomigkeit, (obsolete) Quantivalenz
  2. (linguistics) valence
    Synonym: Verbvalenz

Declension

Declension of Valenz [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Valenz die Valenzen
genitive einer der Valenz der Valenzen
dative einer der Valenz den Valenzen
accusative eine die Valenz die Valenzen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Valenz” in Duden online
  • “Valenz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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