die Überschrift

B1

headline, title

English meaning
headline, title
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Überschriften
Vocabulary package
Newspapers & Journalism

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Überschrift in a sentence

Der Artikel erschien unter der folgenden Überschrift: „…“

The article appeared under the following headline: '...'

Declension of die Überschrift

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Überschriftdie Überschriften
Accusativedie Überschriftdie Überschriften
Dativeder Überschriftden Überschriften
Genitiveder Überschriftder Überschriften

Word family

die Überschrift is built from die Schrift (writing, script) and über (over, across). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Überschrift comes from

Ableitung des Substantivs vom Verb überschreiben durch implizite Ableitung

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Questions about Überschrift

Is it der, die or das Überschrift?

It is die Überschrift — Überschrift is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Überschriften.

What is the plural of Überschrift?

The plural of die Überschrift is die Überschriften.

What is the genitive of Überschrift?

The genitive singular is der Überschrift. The dative plural is den Überschriften.

What does Überschrift mean in English?

die Überschrift means "headline, title". For example: "Der Artikel erschien unter der folgenden Überschrift: „…“" — "The article appeared under the following headline: '...'"

What level is Überschrift in German?

Überschrift is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the newspapers & journalism vocabulary.

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