Polyglot Dictionary

Grundriss

/ˈɡʁʊntʁɪs/

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 General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Grundrisse

Meaning

  1. floor plan, layout (of a building)

    Built from Grund (ground, foundation — not its other sense "reason") + Riss (a drawn outline, sketch — from reißen, "to draw", as in Reißbrett, "drawing board"; not its everyday sense "tear, crack").

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Grund ground, foundation
  • Riss drawn outline, sketch
Read the article about words built from Grund

Usage notes

Standard term in real-estate listings and architecture.

Practice

1 What does Grundriss mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ der Wohnung ist sehr praktisch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Grundriss?

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