Polyglot Dictionary

Dachgeschoss

/ˈdaxɡəˌʃɔs/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Dachgeschosse

Meaning

  1. attic floor

    Built from Dach (roof) + Geschoss (storey).

    • Sie wohnt im Dachgeschoss.

      She lives in the attic flat.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Dach roof
  • Geschoss storey

Similar words

dachboden

Dachgeschoss is more formal, like an attic floor or loft conversion; Dachboden is more everyday, "attic."

Similar in other languages

English

loft

Close — an attic floor relates to a loft.

Practice

1 What does Dachgeschoss mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie wohnt im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Dachgeschoss?

nouncompound

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