Halbkugel
German edit
Etymology edit
halb (“half”) + Kugel (“sphere”), a calque of New Latin hemisphaerium, attested in scientific or technical literature from ca. the 1790s.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Halbkugel f (genitive Halbkugel, plural Halbkugeln)
- hemisphere, half of any sphere
Declension edit
Declension of Halbkugel [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Halbkugel | die | Halbkugeln |
| genitive | einer | der | Halbkugel | der | Halbkugeln |
| dative | einer | der | Halbkugel | den | Halbkugeln |
| accusative | eine | die | Halbkugel | die | Halbkugeln |
Synonyms edit
- (half of the Earth): Hemisphäre
Further reading edit
- “Halbkugel” in Duden online