Preis

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German, ultimately from Latin pretium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁaɪ̯s/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯s
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Noun

Preis m (strong, genitive Preises, plural Preise)

  1. price
    angemessener Preis. ― reasonable price.
    im Preis fallen ― to fall in price
    • 2012 June 18, Die Welt‎, archived from the original on 12 April 2013, page 10:
      Die Verbraucher in Deutschland halten sich beim Konsum von Fisch angesichts hoher Preise eher zurück.
      Consumers in Germany somewhat hold back from the consumption of fish in the face of high prices.
  2. prize, award

Declension

Declension of Preis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Preis die Preise
genitive eines des Preises der Preise
dative einem dem Preis, Preise1 den Preisen
accusative einen den Preis die Preise

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Preis” in Duden online
  • “Preis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Pronunciation

Noun

Preis m (plural Preis)

  1. price
    Was is de Preis fun das?
    What’s the price of this?

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