Erdgeschoß

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See also: Erdgeschoss

German

Pronunciation

  • (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈɛʀtɡəˌʃoːs/
    • Audio (Austria):(file)

Noun

Erdgeschoß n (strong, genitive Erdgeschoßes, plural Erdgeschoße)

  1. (Austria) Alternative spelling of Erdgeschoss (“ground floor”)

Usage notes

  • With the given declension, the word remains in use in Austria because the word is pronounced with a long vowel in Austrian German (as opposed to Standard German, where it is pronounced with a short vowel).

Declension

Declension of Erdgeschoß
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Erdgeschoß die Erdgeschoße
genitive eines des Erdgeschoßes der Erdgeschoße
dative einem dem Erdgeschoß, Erdgeschoße1 den Erdgeschoßen
accusative ein das Erdgeschoß die Erdgeschoße

1Now rare, see notes.

Noun

Erdgeschoß n (strong, genitive Erdgeschosses, plural Erdgeschosse)

  1. Formerly standard spelling of Erdgeschoss which was deprecated in the spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) of 1996.

Usage notes

The spelling Erdgeschoß was deprecated in 1996 in the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). However, it remains in use in Austria; see above. The pre-1996 inflected forms (spelled with ss) differ from the modern Austrian inflected forms (spelled with ß).

Declension

Declension of Erdgeschoß
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Erdgeschoß die Erdgeschosse
genitive eines des Erdgeschosses der Erdgeschosse
dative einem dem Erdgeschoß, Erdgeschosse1 den Erdgeschossen
accusative ein das Erdgeschoß die Erdgeschosse

1Now rare, see notes.

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