Definition
The town or place where a person lives.
Translations
- English
- place of residence
- Français
- lieu de résidence
- Türkçe
- ikamet yeri
- Polski
- miejsce zamieszkania
- Русский
- место жительства
- Українська
- місце проживання
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Wohnort
- A1
- Noun
- Personal Information
- City & Places
place of residence
/deːɐ̯ ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt/
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
- Wohnorte
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Personal InformationPrimaryCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Wohnort ist Minden.NominativSing.My place of residence is Minden.
- Der Wohnort steht im Formular.NominativSing.The place of residence is shown on the form.
- Bitte geben Sie Ihren Wohnort an.AkkusativSing.Please state your place of residence.
- Die Entfernung zum Wohnort ist groß.DativSing.The distance to the place of residence is large.
- Die Wohnorte der Teilnehmer sind verschieden.NominativPlur.The participants’ places of residence are different.
- Wir vergleichen die Wohnorte.AkkusativPlur.We compare the places of residence.
- Zwischen den Wohnorten liegen hundert Kilometer.DativPlur.There are one hundred kilometres between the places of residence.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Wohnort/ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt/
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Article phrase
der Wohnort/deːɐ̯ ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁt/
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Plural
Wohnorte/ˈvoːnˌʔɔʁtə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Wohnort | die Wohnorte |
| Akkusativ | den Wohnort | die Wohnorte |
| Dativ | dem Wohnort | den Wohnorten |
| Genitiv | des Wohnortes | der Wohnorte |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationden Wohnort angeben
- Adjective combinationaktueller Wohnort
- Collocationden Wohnort wechseln
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
- WohnModifier
- OrtHead