die Bauchspeicheldrüse

B2

pancreas

English meaning
pancreas
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Bauchspeicheldrüsen
Vocabulary package
Organs & Inside the Body

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Bauchspeicheldrüse in a sentence

Die Bauchspeicheldrüse produziert wichtige Hormone.

The pancreas produces important hormones.

Declension of die Bauchspeicheldrüse

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Bauchspeicheldrüsedie Bauchspeicheldrüsen
Accusativedie Bauchspeicheldrüsedie Bauchspeicheldrüsen
Dativeder Bauchspeicheldrüseden Bauchspeicheldrüsen
Genitiveder Bauchspeicheldrüseder Bauchspeicheldrüsen

Word family

die Bauchspeicheldrüse is built from der Bauch (belly/stomach) and die Drüse (gland). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Bauchspeicheldrüse comes from

Determinativkompositum aus Bauch und Speicheldrüse oder aus Bauchspeichel und Drüse

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Questions about Bauchspeicheldrüse

Is it der, die or das Bauchspeicheldrüse?

It is die Bauchspeicheldrüse — Bauchspeicheldrüse is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Bauchspeicheldrüsen.

What is the plural of Bauchspeicheldrüse?

The plural of die Bauchspeicheldrüse is die Bauchspeicheldrüsen.

What is the genitive of Bauchspeicheldrüse?

The genitive singular is der Bauchspeicheldrüse. The dative plural is den Bauchspeicheldrüsen.

What does Bauchspeicheldrüse mean in English?

die Bauchspeicheldrüse means "pancreas". For example: "Die Bauchspeicheldrüse produziert wichtige Hormone." — "The pancreas produces important hormones."

What level is Bauchspeicheldrüse in German?

Bauchspeicheldrüse is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the organs & inside the body vocabulary.

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