Reservoir
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German
Etymology
18th century, from French réservoir.
Pronunciation
Noun
Reservoir n (strong, genitive Reservoirs, plural Reservoire)
- reservoir (basin or large tank for collecting liquids, usually water)
- Synonyms: Sammelbecken, Sammelbehälter
- (figurative) reservoir (large supply of anything, especially natural resources)
- Synonyms: Lagerstätte, Reserve, Vorrat
Declension
Declension of Reservoir
| 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