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der Bimsstein

B2

a pumice / pumice stone = a porous (having small holes) igneous rock (which solidified from lava) that forms during volcanic eruptions when gas bubbles are trapped in the rock as magma rapidly cools and solidifies

English meaning
a pumice / pumice stone = a porous (having small holes) igneous rock (which solidified from lava) that forms during volcanic eruptions when gas bubbles are trapped in the rock as magma rapidly cools and solidifies
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Bimssteins
Vocabulary package
Natural Disasters

Bimsstein in a sentence

Nach dem Vulkanausbruch liegt Bimsstein überall.

After the volcanic eruption, pumice stone is everywhere.

Declension of der Bimsstein

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Bimssteindie Bimssteins
Accusativeden Bimssteindie Bimssteins
Dativedem Bimssteinden Bimssteinen
Genitivedes Bimssteinsder Bimssteins

Word family

der Bimsstein is built from der Stein (stone, rock). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Bimsstein comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Bims und Stein

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Questions about Bimsstein

Is it der, die or das Bimsstein?

It is der Bimsstein — Bimsstein is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Bimssteins.

What is the plural of Bimsstein?

The plural of der Bimsstein is die Bimssteins.

What is the genitive of Bimsstein?

The genitive singular is des Bimssteins. The dative plural is den Bimssteinen.

What does Bimsstein mean in English?

der Bimsstein means "a pumice / pumice stone = a porous (having small holes) igneous rock (which solidified from lava) that forms during volcanic eruptions when gas bubbles are trapped in the rock as magma rapidly cools and solidifies". For example: "Nach dem Vulkanausbruch liegt Bimsstein überall." — "After the volcanic eruption, pumice stone is everywhere."

What level is Bimsstein in German?

Bimsstein is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the natural disasters vocabulary.

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