die Geschwindigkeit

B1

speed

English meaning
speed
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Geschwindigkeiten
Vocabulary package
Traffic & Road Signs

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Geschwindigkeit in a sentence

Das Auto fuhr mit zu hoher Geschwindigkeit.

The car was driving at too high a speed.

Declension of die Geschwindigkeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Geschwindigkeitdie Geschwindigkeiten
Accusativedie Geschwindigkeitdie Geschwindigkeiten
Dativeder Geschwindigkeitden Geschwindigkeiten
Genitiveder Geschwindigkeitder Geschwindigkeiten

Word family

die Geschwindigkeit is built from geschwind (speed). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Where Geschwindigkeit comes from

im 16. Jahrhundert zum Adjektiv geschwind, Ableitung des Substantivs mit den Derivatemen -ig und -keit

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Questions about Geschwindigkeit

Is it der, die or das Geschwindigkeit?

It is die Geschwindigkeit — Geschwindigkeit is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Geschwindigkeiten.

What is the plural of Geschwindigkeit?

The plural of die Geschwindigkeit is die Geschwindigkeiten.

What is the genitive of Geschwindigkeit?

The genitive singular is der Geschwindigkeit. The dative plural is den Geschwindigkeiten.

What does Geschwindigkeit mean in English?

die Geschwindigkeit means "speed". For example: "Das Auto fuhr mit zu hoher Geschwindigkeit." — "The car was driving at too high a speed."

What level is Geschwindigkeit in German?

Geschwindigkeit is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the traffic & road signs vocabulary.

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