die Feuersbrunst

C1

a conflagration

English meaning
a conflagration
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Feuersbrunste
Vocabulary package
Natural Disasters

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Feuersbrunst in a sentence

Die alte Feuersbrunst zerstörte das ganze Dorf.

The great fire destroyed the entire village.

Declension of die Feuersbrunst

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Feuersbrunstdie Feuersbrunste
Accusativedie Feuersbrunstdie Feuersbrunste
Dativeder Feuersbrunstden Feuersbrünsten
Genitiveder Feuersbrunstder Feuersbrunste

Word family

die Feuersbrunst is built from das Feuer (fire). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Feuersbrunst comes from

Das Wort ist seit dem 16. Jahrhundert belegt. :Determinativkompositum aus Feuer, Fugenelement -s und Brunst, von althochdeutsch brunst für „Glut, Hitze“

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Questions about Feuersbrunst

Is it der, die or das Feuersbrunst?

It is die Feuersbrunst — Feuersbrunst is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Feuersbrunste.

What is the plural of Feuersbrunst?

The plural of die Feuersbrunst is die Feuersbrunste.

What is the genitive of Feuersbrunst?

The genitive singular is der Feuersbrunst. The dative plural is den Feuersbrünsten.

What does Feuersbrunst mean in English?

die Feuersbrunst means "a conflagration". For example: "Die alte Feuersbrunst zerstörte das ganze Dorf." — "The great fire destroyed the entire village."

What level is Feuersbrunst in German?

Feuersbrunst is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the natural disasters vocabulary.

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