GERMAN DICTIONARY

das Erdgeschoss

ground floor

/das ˈeːɐ̯tɡəˌʃɔs/

The storey of a building at ground level, usually accessible without stairs.

Translations

Das Erdgeschoss ist über den Haupteingang erreichbar.NominativSing.The ground floor can be accessed through the main entrance.
Wir betreten das Erdgeschoss durch den Haupteingang.AkkusativSing.We enter the ground floor through the main entrance.
Die Praxis liegt im Erdgeschoss.DativSing.The practice is on the ground floor.
Die Fenster des Erdgeschosses sind groß.GenitivSing.The ground-floor windows are large.
Die Erdgeschosse dieser Häuser sind unterschiedlich gestaltet.NominativPlur.The ground floors of these houses are designed differently.
Die Architekten planen die Erdgeschosse neu.AkkusativPlur.The architects are redesigning the ground floors.
Die Bewohner geben den Erdgeschossen neue Eingänge.DativPlur.The residents are giving the ground floors new entrances.
Die Räume der Erdgeschosse sind hell.GenitivPlur.The rooms on the ground floors are bright.

Broader termStock — floor
A Erdgeschoss is a distinct level of a building and is typically at ground level; Stock is the more general term for a building level.
Semantically relatedHaus
An Erdgeschoss is a specific part of a building; a Haus, by contrast, refers to the entire building to which it belongs.
Semantically relatedStock — floor
Erdgeschoss and Stock refer to building levels, but Erdgeschoss specifically means the ground-level floor, usually accessible without stairs.
Related termKeller — cellar