Definition
An intoxicating substance found in beer, wine, and spirits.
Translations
- English
- alcohol
- Français
- alcool
- Türkçe
- alkol
- Polski
- alkohol
- Русский
- алкоголь
- Українська
- алкоголь
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Alkohol
- B1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
- Body & Health
alcohol
/deːɐ̯ alkoˈhoːl/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Borrowing
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimaryBody & Health
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Zu viel Alkohol kann der Gesundheit schaden.NominativSing.Too much alcohol can harm your health.
- Dieses Getränk enthält keinen Alkohol.AkkusativSing.This drink contains no alcohol.
- Ärzte raten Patienten manchmal von Alkohol ab.DativSing.Doctors sometimes advise patients against drinking alcohol.
- Die Wirkung des Alkohols hängt von der konsumierten Menge ab.GenitivSing.The effect of alcohol depends on the amount consumed.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Alkohol/alkoˈhoːl/
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Article phrase
der Alkohol/deːɐ̯ alkoˈhoːl/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Alkohol | — |
| Akkusativ | den Alkohol | — |
| Dativ | dem Alkohol | — |
| Genitiv | des Alkohols | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationAlkohol trinken
- CollocationAlkohol konsumieren
- Verb constructionAlkohol vermeiden + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionohne Alkoholohne + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeBorrowing
„Alkohol“ is a loanword from Arabic.