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der Meeresgrund

B2

seabed / sea floor

English meaning
seabed / sea floor
Gender
der — masculine
Plural
die Meeresgrunde
Vocabulary package
Water, Rivers & Sea

Meeresgrund in a sentence

Der Meeresgrund ist in großen Tiefen völlig dunkel.

The seabed is completely dark at great depths.

Declension of der Meeresgrund

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeder Meeresgrunddie Meeresgrunde
Accusativeden Meeresgrunddie Meeresgrunde
Dativedem Meeresgrundden Meeresgrunden
Genitivedes Meeresgrundsder Meeresgrunde

Word family

der Meeresgrund is built from der Grund (reason, ground), das Meer (sea) and rund (round, circular). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Meeresgrund comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Meer und Grund mit dem Fugenelement -es

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Questions about Meeresgrund

Is it der, die or das Meeresgrund?

It is der Meeresgrund — Meeresgrund is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Meeresgrunde.

What is the plural of Meeresgrund?

The plural of der Meeresgrund is die Meeresgrunde.

What is the genitive of Meeresgrund?

The genitive singular is des Meeresgrunds. The dative plural is den Meeresgrunden.

What does Meeresgrund mean in English?

der Meeresgrund means "seabed / sea floor". For example: "Der Meeresgrund ist in großen Tiefen völlig dunkel." — "The seabed is completely dark at great depths."

What level is Meeresgrund in German?

Meeresgrund is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the water, rivers & sea vocabulary.

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