das Dickicht

B2

a thicket / jungle

English meaning
a thicket / jungle
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Dickichte
Vocabulary package
Landscape & Terrain

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Dickicht in a sentence

Der Weg führt durch ein dichtes Dickicht.

The path leads through a thick thicket.

Declension of das Dickicht

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Dickichtdie Dickichte
Accusativedas Dickichtdie Dickichte
Dativedem Dickichtden Dickichten
Genitivedes Dickichtsder Dickichte

Word family

das Dickicht is built from dick (thick, fat). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Dickicht comes from

Substantivierung des frühneuhochdeutschen Adjektivs dickicht „dicht, undurchdringlich“, abgeleitet aus dick mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -icht; seit dem 17. Jahrhundert belegt

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Questions about Dickicht

Is it der, die or das Dickicht?

It is das Dickicht — Dickicht is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Dickichte.

What is the plural of Dickicht?

The plural of das Dickicht is die Dickichte.

What is the genitive of Dickicht?

The genitive singular is des Dickichts. The dative plural is den Dickichten.

What does Dickicht mean in English?

das Dickicht means "a thicket / jungle". For example: "Der Weg führt durch ein dichtes Dickicht." — "The path leads through a thick thicket."

What level is Dickicht in German?

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

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