die Schnittstelle

B2

interface

English meaning
interface
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Schnittstellen
Vocabulary package
Computers & Software

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Schnittstelle in a sentence

Die Schnittstelle verbindet die beiden Systeme miteinander.

The interface connects the two systems together.

Declension of die Schnittstelle

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Schnittstelledie Schnittstellen
Accusativedie Schnittstelledie Schnittstellen
Dativeder Schnittstelleden Schnittstellen
Genitiveder Schnittstelleder Schnittstellen

Word family

die Schnittstelle is built from der Schnitt (section / average), die Stelle (position, job) and die Elle (the ulna / a cubit / yardstick). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schnittstelle comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Schnitt und Stelle

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Questions about Schnittstelle

Is it der, die or das Schnittstelle?

It is die Schnittstelle — Schnittstelle is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Schnittstellen.

What is the plural of Schnittstelle?

The plural of die Schnittstelle is die Schnittstellen.

What is the genitive of Schnittstelle?

The genitive singular is der Schnittstelle. The dative plural is den Schnittstellen.

What does Schnittstelle mean in English?

die Schnittstelle means "interface". For example: "Die Schnittstelle verbindet die beiden Systeme miteinander." — "The interface connects the two systems together."

What level is Schnittstelle in German?

Schnittstelle is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the computers & software vocabulary.

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