Geräusch
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German geriusche, from Middle High German rūschen, riuschen, from (unattested) Old High German *rūskōn, from Proto-Germanic *rūskōną (“to make noise”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rews-, *rewH- (“to move, drive, agitate”); equivalent to ge- + rausch(en) (“to rustle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Geräusch n (strong, genitive Geräusches or Geräuschs, plural Geräusche)
- noise, sound
- 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 161:
- Ein fernes Pfeifen ertönte, klang immer näher, die Geräusche des herankommenden Zuges verstärkten sich, schwarz, pfauchend fuhr er ein.
- A distant whistling was heard, sounded closer and closer, the noises of the approaching train grew stronger, black, hissing he arrived.
Declension edit
Declension of Geräusch [neuter, strong]