Polyglot Dictionary

Geschwindigkeit

/ɡəˈʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t/

die 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 Geschwindigkeiten

Meaning

  1. speed, velocity

    From geschwind (swift, quick).

    • Das Auto fuhr mit hoher Geschwindigkeit.

      The car drove at high speed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

velocity

velocity is the English word for the same thing — both mean "speed, velocity."

Practice

1 What does Geschwindigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Auto fuhr mit hoher ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geschwindigkeit?

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