Definition
A printed or digital reference work that explains words and their meanings or translations.
Translations
- English
- dictionary
- Français
- dictionnaire
- Türkçe
- sözlük
- Polski
- słownik
- Русский
- словарь
- Українська
- словник
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Wörterbuch
- A1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
dictionary
/das ˈvœʁtɐˌbuːx/
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
- Wörterbücher
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Dieses Wörterbuch erklärt schwierige Wörter.NominativSing.This dictionary explains difficult words.
- Ich öffne das Wörterbuch bei einem unbekannten Wort.AkkusativSing.I open the dictionary when I come across an unfamiliar word.
- Ich suche das Wort im Wörterbuch.DativSing.I look up the word in the dictionary.
- Der Einband des Wörterbuchs ist rot.GenitivSing.The cover of the dictionary is red.
- Die Wörterbücher stehen im Regal.NominativPlur.The dictionaries are on the shelf.
- Die Bibliothek kauft neue Wörterbücher.AkkusativPlur.The library buys new dictionaries.
- In den Wörterbüchern finden wir mehrere Bedeutungen.DativPlur.We find several meanings in the dictionaries.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Wörterbuch/ˈvœʁtɐˌbuːx/
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Article phrase
das Wörterbuch/das ˈvœʁtɐˌbuːx/
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Plural
Wörterbücher/ˈvœʁtɐˌbyːçɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Wörterbuch | die Wörterbücher |
| Akkusativ | das Wörterbuch | die Wörterbücher |
| Dativ | dem Wörterbuch | den Wörterbüchern |
| Genitiv | des Wörterbuchs | der Wörterbücher |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Wörterbuch nachschlagenin + Dativ
- Collocationein Wörterbuch benutzen
- Prepositional constructionim Wörterbuch suchenin + Dativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- WörterModifier
- BuchHead