Polyglot Dictionary

Gerichtssaal

/ɡəˈʁɪçtsˌzaːl/

der noun B2

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 Gerichtssäle

Meaning

  1. courtroom

    Built from Gericht (court (of law)) + Saal (hall).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Gericht court (of law)
  • Saal hall

Similar words

Gericht

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

Similar in other languages

English

court

court is the English word for the same thing — both mean "courtroom, court."

French

greffier

Close — a courtroom has a greffier (court clerk).

Practice

1 What does Gerichtssaal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ herrschte Stille.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gerichtssaal?

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