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die Gottesanbeterin

B2

a (praying) mantis

English meaning
a (praying) mantis
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Gottesanbeterinnen
Vocabulary package
Insects & Small Creatures

Gottesanbeterin in a sentence

Die Gottesanbeterin ist ein faszinierendes Insekt.

The praying mantis is a fascinating insect.

Declension of die Gottesanbeterin

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Gottesanbeterindie Gottesanbeterinnen
Accusativedie Gottesanbeterindie Gottesanbeterinnen
Dativeder Gottesanbeterinden Gottesanbeterinnen
Genitiveder Gottesanbeterinder Gottesanbeterinnen

Word family

die Gottesanbeterin is built from der Gott (god). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Gottesanbeterin comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Gott und Anbeterin mit Fugenelement -es

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Questions about Gottesanbeterin

Is it der, die or das Gottesanbeterin?

It is die Gottesanbeterin — Gottesanbeterin is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Gottesanbeterinnen.

What is the plural of Gottesanbeterin?

The plural of die Gottesanbeterin is die Gottesanbeterinnen.

What is the genitive of Gottesanbeterin?

The genitive singular is der Gottesanbeterin. The dative plural is den Gottesanbeterinnen.

What does Gottesanbeterin mean in English?

die Gottesanbeterin means "a (praying) mantis". For example: "Die Gottesanbeterin ist ein faszinierendes Insekt." — "The praying mantis is a fascinating insect."

What level is Gottesanbeterin in German?

Gottesanbeterin is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the insects & small creatures vocabulary.

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