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das Wasserzeichen

B2

a watermark

English meaning
a watermark
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Wasserzeichen
Vocabulary package
Money & Currency

Wasserzeichen in a sentence

Das Wasserzeichen schützt die Banknote vor Fälschung.

The watermark protects the banknote from counterfeiting.

Declension of das Wasserzeichen

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Wasserzeichendie Wasserzeichen
Accusativedas Wasserzeichendie Wasserzeichen
Dativedem Wasserzeichenden Wasserzeichen
Genitivedes Wasserzeichensder Wasserzeichen

Word family

das Wasserzeichen is built from das Zeichen (sign, symbol) and das Wasser (water). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Wasserzeichen comes from

Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Wasser und Zeichen

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Questions about Wasserzeichen

Is it der, die or das Wasserzeichen?

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

What is the plural of Wasserzeichen?

The plural of das Wasserzeichen is die Wasserzeichen.

What is the genitive of Wasserzeichen?

The genitive singular is des Wasserzeichens. The dative plural is den Wasserzeichen.

What does Wasserzeichen mean in English?

das Wasserzeichen means "a watermark". For example: "Das Wasserzeichen schützt die Banknote vor Fälschung." — "The watermark protects the banknote from counterfeiting."

What level is Wasserzeichen in German?

Wasserzeichen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the money & currency vocabulary.

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