das Getöse

B2

roar / racket / a lot of noise

English meaning
roar / racket / a lot of noise
Gender
das — neuter

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Getöse in a sentence

Das Getöse des Verkehrs war ohrenbetäubend.

The roar of traffic was deafening.

Declension of das Getöse

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Getöse—
Accusativedas Getöse—
Dativedem Getöse—
Genitivedes Getöses—

Where Getöse comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch gedœʒe „Geräusch, Lärm, Wasserfall“ im 13. Jahrhundert ist eine Kollektivbildung zum en thōʒ um das Jahr 1000 und dem mittelhochdeutschen dōʒ „Schall, Geräusch“, einem Verbalabstraktum zu thioʒan „tosen, hervorströmen“

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Questions about Getöse

Is it der, die or das Getöse?

It is das Getöse — Getöse is neuter.

What is the genitive of Getöse?

The genitive singular is des Getöses.

What does Getöse mean in English?

das Getöse means "roar / racket / a lot of noise". For example: "Das Getöse des Verkehrs war ohrenbetäubend." — "The roar of traffic was deafening."

What level is Getöse in German?

Getöse is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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