3 Minutes German
Try it free →

die Stoßwelle

B2

a shock wave

English meaning
a shock wave
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Stoßwellen
Vocabulary package
Natural Disasters

Stoßwelle in a sentence

Die Stoßwelle des Erdbebens war verheerend.

The shock wave from the earthquake was devastating.

Declension of die Stoßwelle

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Stoßwelledie Stoßwellen
Accusativedie Stoßwelledie Stoßwellen
Dativeder Stoßwelleden Stoßwellen
Genitiveder Stoßwelleder Stoßwellen

Word family

die Stoßwelle is built from die Welle (wave) 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 Stoßwelle comes from

Determinativkompositum aus dem Stamm des Verbs stoßen und dem Substantiv Welle

Learn Stoßwelle with 21 related words

Stoßwelle is part of the Natural Disasters package. Drill the whole set as spaced-repetition flashcards in your browser — no sign-up.

Words that go with Stoßwelle

Questions about Stoßwelle

Is it der, die or das Stoßwelle?

It is die Stoßwelle — Stoßwelle is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Stoßwellen.

What is the plural of Stoßwelle?

The plural of die Stoßwelle is die Stoßwellen.

What is the genitive of Stoßwelle?

The genitive singular is der Stoßwelle. The dative plural is den Stoßwellen.

What does Stoßwelle mean in English?

die Stoßwelle means "a shock wave". For example: "Die Stoßwelle des Erdbebens war verheerend." — "The shock wave from the earthquake was devastating."

What level is Stoßwelle in German?

Stoßwelle is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the natural disasters vocabulary.

Free to start · no credit card

Words fade fast — spaced reviews make them stick.

Based on Dr. Hermann Ebbinghaus · memory science, proven since 1885