Polyglot Dictionary

Gericht

/ɡəˈʁɪçt/

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 Legal Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Gerichte

Meaning

  1. court (of law)

    • Der Fall kommt vor Gericht.

      The case is going to court.

  2. dish (food)

    • Das Restaurant serviert traditionelle Gerichte.

      The restaurant serves traditional dishes.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Gerichtssaal

Close — Gerichtssaal is the specific courtroom; Gericht is the broader court/institution.

Similar in other languages

English

tribunal

tribunal is the English word for the same thing — both mean "court (of law)."

English

courtroom

Close — a court (of law) relates to a courtroom.

Practice

1 What does Gericht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Fall kommt vor ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gericht?

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