Dachgeschoss
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Dachgeschoß (pre-1996 orthography), pronunciation: /ˈdaxɡəˌʃɔs/
- Dachgeschoß (South German, Austrian German spelling), pronunciation: /ˈdaxɡəˌʃoːs/
- DG (abbreviation)
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈdaxɡəˌʃɔs/
- IPA(key): /ˈdaxɡəˌʃoːs/ (sometimes in Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Dach‧ge‧schoss
Noun
[edit]Dachgeschoss n (strong, genitive Dachgeschosses, plural Dachgeschosse)
Usage notes
[edit]- German usually distinguishes between Dachgeschoss (used for habitation) and Dachboden (used for storage). Either word may at times be used to combine both meanings, but there is no really neutral term such as English attic.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Dachgeschoss [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Dachgeschoss | die | Dachgeschosse |
| genitive | eines | des | Dachgeschosses | der | Dachgeschosse |
| dative | einem | dem | Dachgeschoss, Dachgeschosse1 | den | Dachgeschossen |
| accusative | ein | das | Dachgeschoss | die | Dachgeschosse |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Dachgeschoss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Dachgeschoss” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Dachgeschoss” in Duden online
Dachgeschoss on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
