Reservoir

See also: reservoir and réservoir

German

Etymology

18th century, from French réservoir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rezɛrˈvo̯aːr/, [ʁe.zɛʁˈvʋaː(ɐ̯)], [ʁə-], [ˌʁɛ-], [ˌʁeː-], [-zɛɐ̯-], [-zɐ-], [-voˈaː(ɐ̯)], [-aːʁ]

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Noun

Reservoir n (strong, genitive Reservoirs, plural Reservoire)

1. reservoir (basin or large tank for collecting liquids, usually water)

   Synonyms: Sammelbecken, Sammelbehälter

2. (figurative) reservoir (large supply of anything, especially natural resources)

   Synonyms: Lagerstätte, Reserve, Vorrat

Declension

Declension of Reservoir [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Reservoir	die	Reservoire
genitive	eines	des	Reservoirs	der	Reservoire
dative	einem	dem	Reservoir	den	Reservoiren
accusative	ein	das	Reservoir	die	Reservoire

Further reading

• “Reservoir” in Duden online