Rotes Meer

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁoːtəs ˈmeːʁ/, [ˈʁoːtəs ˈmeːɐ̯], [… ˈmɛɐ̯]

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• Hyphenation: Ro‧tes Meer

Proper noun

Rotes Meer n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite nominative das Rote Meer, definite genitive des Roten Meeres or des Roten Meers)

1. Red Sea (a sea between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa)

   Der Suezkanal verbindet das Mittelmeer mit dem Roten Meer.

   The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.

2. (history) the world of Communism, especially from the perspective of West Berlin

   die Insel im Roten Meer ― the island in the Red Sea (nickname of West Berlin)

Declension

Declension of Rotes Meer [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
neuter gender	strong declension
nominative	Rotes Meer
genitive	Roten Meeres, Roten Meers
dative	Rotem Meer, Rotem Meere1
accusative	Rotes Meer
	weak declension
nominative	das	Rote Meer
genitive	des	Roten Meeres, Roten Meers
dative	dem	Roten Meer, Roten Meere1
accusative	das	Rote Meer
	mixed declension
nominative	ein	Rotes Meer
genitive	eines	Roten Meeres, Roten Meers
dative	einem	Roten Meer, Roten Meere1
accusative	ein	Rotes Meer

¹Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

• Weißes Meer
• Schwarzes Meer