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die Schallmauer

B2

sound barrier

English meaning
sound barrier
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Schallmauern

Schallmauer in a sentence

Das Flugzeug durchbrach die Schallmauer erfolgreich.

The airplane successfully broke the sound barrier.

Declension of die Schallmauer

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Schallmauerdie Schallmauern
Accusativedie Schallmauerdie Schallmauern
Dativeder Schallmauerden Schallmauern
Genitiveder Schallmauerder Schallmauern

Word family

die Schallmauer is built from der Schall (sound Think physics) and die Mauer (wall). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schallmauer comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Schall und Mauer

Words that go with Schallmauer

Questions about Schallmauer

Is it der, die or das Schallmauer?

It is die Schallmauer — Schallmauer is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Schallmauern.

What is the plural of Schallmauer?

The plural of die Schallmauer is die Schallmauern.

What is the genitive of Schallmauer?

The genitive singular is der Schallmauer. The dative plural is den Schallmauern.

What does Schallmauer mean in English?

die Schallmauer means "sound barrier". For example: "Das Flugzeug durchbrach die Schallmauer erfolgreich." — "The airplane successfully broke the sound barrier."

What level is Schallmauer in German?

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

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