Terrasse

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See also: terrasse and terrassé

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrasse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛˈrasə/
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  • Rhymes: -asə

Noun

Terrasse f (genitive Terrasse, plural Terrassen)

  1. terrace (raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides)
  2. patio, porch, veranda, terrace (platform that extends outwards from a building)
  3. roof terrace, roof garden (flat roof of a building, accessible to the residents)

Declension

Declension of Terrasse
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Terrasse die Terrassen
genitive einer der Terrasse der Terrassen
dative einer der Terrasse den Terrassen
accusative eine die Terrasse die Terrassen

Descendants

  • → Czech: terasa
  • → Kashubian: terasa
  • → Lower Sorbian: terasa
  • → Serbo-Croatian: terasa
  • → Silesian: terasa

Further reading

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