Glatteis

German

Etymology

glatt (“smooth, slippery”) +‎ Eis (“ice”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlatˌʔaɪ̯s/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Glatt‧eis

Noun

Glatteis n (strong, genitive Glatteises, no plural)

  1. black ice

Declension
Declension of Glatteis [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Glatteis
genitive eines des Glatteises
dative einem dem Glatteis, Glatteise1
accusative ein das Glatteis

1Now rare, see notes.

See also

Further reading
  • “Glatteis” in Duden online
  • “Glatteis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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