das Schwammerl

B1

mushroom

English meaning
mushroom
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Schwammerln
Vocabulary package
Vegetables

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Schwammerl in a sentence

Haben Sie frische Schwammerln?

Do you have fresh mushrooms?

Declension of das Schwammerl

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Schwammerldie Schwammerln
Accusativedas Schwammerldie Schwammerln
Dativedem Schwammerlden Schwammerln
Genitivedes Schwammerlsder Schwammerln

Word family

das Schwammerl is built from der Schwamm (sponge). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schwammerl comes from

Schwamm mit dem Verkleinerungssuffix -erl; althochdeutsch swam(p) und swamme; vielleicht besteht eine Verwandtschaft zu griechisch somphós (= schwammig, locker, porös) .

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Questions about Schwammerl

Is it der, die or das Schwammerl?

It is das Schwammerl — Schwammerl is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Schwammerln.

What is the plural of Schwammerl?

The plural of das Schwammerl is die Schwammerln.

What is the genitive of Schwammerl?

The genitive singular is des Schwammerls. The dative plural is den Schwammerln.

What does Schwammerl mean in English?

das Schwammerl means "mushroom". For example: "Haben Sie frische Schwammerln?" — "Do you have fresh mushrooms?"

What level is Schwammerl in German?

Schwammerl is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the vegetables vocabulary.

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