Geschütz

/ɡəˈʃʏts/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Military Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: military. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Geschütze

Meaning

  1. gun, artillery piece

    • Das Geschütz wurde auf die Stadt gerichtet.

      The gun was aimed at the city.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

artillerie

Artillerie is the general word for artillery as a branch of the military; Geschütz is a single artillery piece/gun.

Similar in other languages

English

artillery

artillery is the English word for the same thing — both mean "gun, artillery piece."

Practice

1 What does Geschütz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ wurde auf die Stadt gerichtet.

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