die Böschung

B2

an embankment

English meaning
an embankment
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Böschungen
Vocabulary package
Landscape & Terrain

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Böschung in a sentence

Das Auto fiel von der Böschung herunter.

The car fell down the embankment.

Declension of die Böschung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Böschungdie Böschungen
Accusativedie Böschungdie Böschungen
Dativeder Böschungden Böschungen
Genitiveder Böschungder Böschungen

Where Böschung comes from

Das Wort ist seit dem 16. Jahrhundert belegt. Das Verb böschen, das die Grundlage der Ableitung auf -ung bilden müsste, ist erst später belegt.

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Questions about Böschung

Is it der, die or das Böschung?

It is die Böschung — Böschung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Böschungen.

What is the plural of Böschung?

The plural of die Böschung is die Böschungen.

What is the genitive of Böschung?

The genitive singular is der Böschung. The dative plural is den Böschungen.

What does Böschung mean in English?

die Böschung means "an embankment". For example: "Das Auto fiel von der Böschung herunter." — "The car fell down the embankment."

What level is Böschung in German?

Böschung is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the landscape & terrain vocabulary.

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