Definition
A liquid fuel for engines that operate without spark plugs.
Translations
- English
- diesel
- Français
- diesel
- Türkçe
- dizel
- Polski
- olej napędowy
- Русский
- дизельное топливо
- Українська
- дизельне паливо
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Diesel
- A2
- Noun
- Shopping & Money
- Travel & Transport
diesel
/deːɐ̯ ˈdiːzl̩/
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
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Shopping & MoneyPrimaryTravel & Transport
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Diesel kostet hier weniger.NominativSing.Diesel costs less here.
- Ich tanke den Diesel vor der langen Fahrt.AkkusativSing.I fill up with diesel before the long journey.
- Der Motor läuft mit dem Diesel zuverlässig.DativSing.The engine runs reliably on diesel.
- Der Preis des Diesels ist heute gestiegen.GenitivSing.The price of diesel has risen today.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Diesel/ˈdiːzl̩/
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Article phrase
der Diesel/deːɐ̯ ˈdiːzl̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Diesel | — |
| Akkusativ | den Diesel | — |
| Dativ | dem Diesel | — |
| Genitiv | des Diesels | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationDiesel tanken
- CollocationDiesel als Kraftstoff verwenden
- Collocationeinen Motor mit Diesel betreiben
- Sentence patternDer Diesel ist heute besonders teuer.
- Verb constructionden Diesel tanken + Akkusativ
- Prepositional constructionmit Diesel fahrenmit + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Related termBenzin — petrol
Benzin and Diesel are different types of fuel with different engine and combustion properties.
- Broader termTreibstoff
Diesel is a specific Treibstoff; Treibstoff denotes the more general class of substances.
- Related termKerosin
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Diesel“ is synchronically a simple noun; the designation goes back to the name of the inventor Rudolf Diesel.