Erdgeschoß
See also: Erdgeschoss
German
Pronunciation
- (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈɛʀtɡəˌʃoːs/
Audio (Austria) (file)
Noun
Erdgeschoß n (strong, genitive Erdgeschoßes, plural Erdgeschoße)
- (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 [neuter, strong]
| 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)
- 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 [neuter, strong]
| 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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