der Stausee
B2reservoir / artificial lake
- English meaning
- reservoir / artificial lake
- Gender
- der — masculine
- Plural
- die Stauseen
- CEFR level
- German B2 vocabulary list
- Vocabulary package
- Water, Rivers & Sea
- Dictionary
- German words with S
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Stausee in a sentence
Der Stausee liefert Wasser für die ganze Region.
The reservoir supplies water for the whole region.
Declension of der Stausee
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der Stausee | die Stauseen |
| Accusative | den Stausee | die Stauseen |
| Dative | dem Stausee | den Stauseen |
| Genitive | des Stausees | der Stauseen |
Word family
der Stausee is built from der Stau (traffic jam). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Stausee comes from
Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus dem Stamm des Verbs stauen und dem Substantiv See
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Questions about Stausee
Is it der, die or das Stausee?
It is der Stausee — Stausee is masculine. In the plural it becomes die Stauseen.
What is the plural of Stausee?
The plural of der Stausee is die Stauseen.
What is the genitive of Stausee?
The genitive singular is des Stausees. The dative plural is den Stauseen.
What does Stausee mean in English?
der Stausee means "reservoir / artificial lake". For example: "Der Stausee liefert Wasser für die ganze Region." — "The reservoir supplies water for the whole region."
What level is Stausee in German?
Stausee is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the water, rivers & sea vocabulary.
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