das Wörterbuch
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- Gender
- das — neuter
- Plural
- die Wörterbücher
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- B1 — Intermediate
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Wörterbuch in a sentence
Ich muss das Wort im Wörterbuch nachschlagen.
I must look up the word in the dictionary.
Declension of das Wörterbuch
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | das Wörterbuch | die Wörterbücher |
| Accusative | das Wörterbuch | die Wörterbücher |
| Dative | dem Wörterbuch | den Wörterbüchern |
| Genitive | des Wörterbuches | der Wörterbücher |
Word family
das Wörterbuch is built from das Buch (book). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Wörterbuch comes from
Verdeutschung von dictionarium beziehungsweise lexicon im 17. Jahrhundert durch Comenius, ursprünglich holländisch: wordboek. :strukturell: Determinativkompositum aus den Substantiven Wort und Buch sowie dem Fugenelement -er (plus Umlaut)
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Questions about Wörterbuch
Is it der, die or das Wörterbuch?
It is das Wörterbuch — Wörterbuch is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Wörterbücher.
What is the plural of Wörterbuch?
The plural of das Wörterbuch is die Wörterbücher.
What is the genitive of Wörterbuch?
The genitive singular is des Wörterbuches. The dative plural is den Wörterbüchern.
What does Wörterbuch mean in English?
das Wörterbuch means "dictionary". For example: "Ich muss das Wort im Wörterbuch nachschlagen." — "I must look up the word in the dictionary."
What level is Wörterbuch in German?
Wörterbuch is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the languages & translation vocabulary.
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