Noun
die Devise
Pronunciation: /deˈviːzə/
motto
C1
rank #8,639
plural Devisen
Meanings
Noun
- motto
- foreign currency
Example sentence
Ihre Devise ist, immer erst zuzuhören und dann zu antworten.
Her motto is to always listen first and answer afterwards.
Word forms
singular
die Devise
plural
die Devisen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Devise
Accusativedie Devise
Dativeder Devise
Genitiveder Devise
Plural
Nominativedie Devisen
Accusativedie Devisen
Dativeden Devisen
Genitiveder Devisen
Usage
- unter der Devise … — under the motto …; dative after unter here
- Devisen handeln — trade foreign currencies; a separate financial sense, usually plural
Ihre Devise lautete: „Lieber langsam und gründlich als schnell und ungenau.“
Her motto was, 'Better slow and thorough than fast and inaccurate.'