Definition
A frozen sweet food usually made from milk, cream, sugar, or fruit.
Translations
- English
- ice cream
- Français
- glace
- Türkçe
- dondurma
- Polski
- lody
- Русский
- мороженое
- Українська
- морозиво
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Eis
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
ice cream
/das ˈaɪ̯s/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Eis schmilzt in der Sonne.NominativSing.The ice cream is melting in the sun.
- Im Sommer esse ich gern Eis.AkkusativSing.I like eating ice cream in summer.
- Mit dem Eis kühlt sie ihren Kaffee.DativSing.She cools her coffee with the ice cream.
- Der Geschmack des Eises erinnert an Vanille.GenitivSing.The taste of the ice cream is reminiscent of vanilla.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Eis/aɪ̯s/
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Article phrase
das Eis/das ˈaɪ̯s/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Eis | — |
| Akkusativ | das Eis | — |
| Dativ | dem Eis | — |
| Genitiv | des Eises | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationEis essen
- Collocationein Eis bestellen
- CollocationEis mit Sahne
- CollocationEis schmelzen
- CollocationEis kaufen
- Sentence patternDas Eis tropft in der Sonne.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymSpeiseeis
Speiseeis designates Eis as a food; Eis can also mean frozen water or an ice surface.
- Broader termSüßspeise
Eis is a type of Süßspeise; Süßspeise also includes cakes, pudding, and other sweet foods.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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