Ausmaß

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German

Alternative forms

  • Ausmass (Switzerland, Liechtenstein)

Etymology

Deverbal from ausmessen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯smaːs/
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  • Hyphenation: Aus‧maß
  • Rhymes: -aːs

Noun

Ausmaß n (strong, genitive Ausmaßes, plural Ausmaße)

  1. extent, scale
    von unvorstellbarem Ausmaß ― of unimaginable extent
    in unvorstellbarem Ausmaß ― on an unimaginable scale

Declension

Declension of Ausmaß
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Ausmaß die Ausmaße
genitive eines des Ausmaßes der Ausmaße
dative einem dem Ausmaß, Ausmaße1 den Ausmaßen
accusative ein das Ausmaß die Ausmaße

1Now rare, see notes.

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