Definition
The measurement of how far something extends from one side to the other.
Translations
- English
- width
- Français
- largeur
- Türkçe
- genişlik
- Polski
- szerokość
- Русский
- ширина
- Українська
- ширина
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Breite
- A2
- Noun
- Numbers & Measurements
- Home & Household
width
/diː ˈbʁaɪ̯tə/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Breiten
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Numbers & MeasurementsPrimaryHome & Household
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Breite des Tisches beträgt einen Meter.NominativSing.The width of the table is one meter.
- Bitte messen Sie auch die Breite des Fensters.AkkusativSing.Please also measure the width of the window.
- Mit der Breite des Fensters war der Handwerker zufrieden.DativSing.The craftsman was satisfied with the width of the window.
- Die genaue Angabe der Breite erleichtert die Planung.GenitivSing.The precise specification of the width makes planning easier.
- Die Breiten dieser Straßen unterscheiden sich deutlich.NominativPlur.The widths of these streets differ significantly.
- Die Architektin verglich die Breiten der beiden Türen.AkkusativPlur.The architect compared the widths of the two doors.
- Bei den Breiten der Flüsse gibt es große Unterschiede.DativPlur.There are significant differences in the widths of the rivers.
- Die Messung der Breiten ist für den Bau wichtig.GenitivPlur.Measuring the widths is important for construction.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Breite/ˈbʁaɪ̯tə/
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Article phrase
die Breite/diː ˈbʁaɪ̯tə/
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Plural
Breiten/ˈbʁaɪ̯tən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Breite | die Breiten |
| Akkusativ | die Breite | die Breiten |
| Dativ | der Breite | den Breiten |
| Genitiv | der Breite | der Breiten |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationdie tatsächliche Breite
- Adjective combinationeine geringe Breite
- Collocationdie Breite messen
- Collocationdie Breite angeben
- Verb constructiondie Breite von etwas bestimmen + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDie Breite beträgt zwei Meter.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymAusdehnung
Ausdehnung generally denotes spatial or temporal extension; Breite is only the Ausdehnung from one side to the other.
- Broader termMaß
Breite is a specific Maß for lateral extension, whereas Maß can also denote other measurable properties.
- Related termLänge — length
Länge and Breite are different sibling terms for the spatial dimensions of an object.
- Related termHöhe — height
Höhe and Breite denote different spatial dimensions and are often given together for objects.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- breitOther
- -eSuffix
„Breite“ is synchronically derived from the adjective „breit“ with the suffix „-e“.
Word family
- breit
- verbreitern