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/
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈdaxɡəˌʃoːs/ (sometimes in Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
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
