die Peitsche

B2

whip / lash

English meaning
whip / lash
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Peitschen

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Peitsche in a sentence

Der Zirkusdirektor benutzte eine Peitsche.

The circus director used a whip.

Declension of die Peitsche

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Peitschedie Peitschen
Accusativedie Peitschedie Peitschen
Dativeder Peitscheden Peitschen
Genitiveder Peitscheder Peitschen

Where Peitsche comes from

Die frühesten nachgewiesenen Vorformen sind das oberdeutsche (nordbairische) picze, das im 14. Jahrhundert vorkam, das ostmitteldeutsche pytcze um das Jahr 1400 und piczsche im 15. Jahrhundert sowie das böhmische peitsche zum Ende des 14.

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Questions about Peitsche

Is it der, die or das Peitsche?

It is die Peitsche — Peitsche is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Peitschen.

What is the plural of Peitsche?

The plural of die Peitsche is die Peitschen.

What is the genitive of Peitsche?

The genitive singular is der Peitsche. The dative plural is den Peitschen.

What does Peitsche mean in English?

die Peitsche means "whip / lash". For example: "Der Zirkusdirektor benutzte eine Peitsche." — "The circus director used a whip."

What level is Peitsche in German?

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

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