Definition
The storey of a building at ground level, usually accessible without stairs.
Translations
- English
- ground floor
- Français
- rez-de-chaussée
- Türkçe
- zemin kat
- Polski
- parter
- Русский
- первый этаж
- Українська
- перший поверх
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Erdgeschoss
- A1
- Noun
- Home & Household
ground floor
/das ˈeːɐ̯tɡəˌʃɔs/
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
- Erdgeschosse
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Home & HouseholdPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Das Erdgeschoss ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “ground floor”.
- Der Text nennt das Erdgeschoss.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “ground floor”.
- Der Text handelt vom Erdgeschoss.DativSing.The text is about “ground floor”.
- Mehrere Erdgeschosse werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “ground floor” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Erdgeschosse.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “ground floor”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Erdgeschossen.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “ground floor”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Erdgeschoss/ˈeːɐ̯tɡəˌʃɔs/
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Article phrase
das Erdgeschoss/das ˈeːɐ̯tɡəˌʃɔs/
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Plural
Erdgeschosse/ˈeːɐ̯tɡəˌʃɔsə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Erdgeschoss | die Erdgeschosse |
| Akkusativ | das Erdgeschoss | die Erdgeschosse |
| Dativ | dem Erdgeschoss | den Erdgeschossen |
| Genitiv | des Erdgeschosses | der Erdgeschosse |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Erdgeschossin + Dativ
- Collocationdas Erdgeschoss betreten
- Sentence patternim Erdgeschoss wohnen
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- ErdModifier
- geschossHead