Definition
A round or oval underground storage organ of a plant, formed from several layers, with a pungent smell and used as a vegetable.
Translations
- English
- onion
- Français
- oignon
- Türkçe
- soğan
- Polski
- cebula
- Русский
- лук
- Українська
- цибуля
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Zwiebel
- A1
- Noun
- Food & Drink
onion
/diː ˈt͡sviːbl̩/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Zwiebeln
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Food & DrinkPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Zwiebel liegt auf dem Brett.NominativSing.The onion is on the cutting board.
- Ich schneide eine Zwiebel für die Suppe.AkkusativSing.I cut an onion for the soup.
- Ich schneide eine Zwiebel.AkkusativSing.I am cutting an onion.
- Beim Schneiden der Zwiebel tränen meine Augen.GenitivSing.My eyes water when I cut the onion.
- Sie gibt Zwiebeln in die Suppe.AkkusativPlur.She puts onions into the soup.
- Ich kaufe drei Zwiebeln.AkkusativPlur.I am buying three onions.
- Die Soße ist mit Zwiebeln.DativPlur.The sauce contains onions.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Zwiebel/ˈt͡sviːbl̩/
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Article phrase
die Zwiebel/diː ˈt͡sviːbl̩/
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Plural
Zwiebeln/ˈtsviːbl̩n/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Zwiebel | die Zwiebeln |
| Akkusativ | die Zwiebel | die Zwiebeln |
| Dativ | der Zwiebel | den Zwiebeln |
| Genitiv | der Zwiebel | der Zwiebeln |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine Zwiebel schneiden
Semantic relations
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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 typeSimple word