Polyglot Dictionary

Gebirge

/ɡəˈbɪʁɡə/

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
die Gebirge

Meaning

  1. mountain range

    • Im Gebirge liegt viel Schnee.

      There is a lot of snow in the mountains.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gebirgskette

Gebirge means a mountain range or mountainous region generally; Gebirgskette specifically means a "mountain chain" — a linear series of connected peaks.

Similar in other languages

French

massif montagneux

massif montagneux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mountain range."

Portuguese

cordilheira

cordilheira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mountain range."

Practice

1 What does Gebirge mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ liegt viel Schnee.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gebirge?

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