Polyglot Dictionary

Universum

/uniˈvɛʁzʊm/

das 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 Universen

Meaning

  1. universe

    • Das Universum ist unendlich groß.

      The universe is infinitely large.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

weltall

Weltall is more native German, focused on physical space; Universum is a more scientific or philosophical loanword, "universe."

Similar in other languages

French

univers

univers is the French word for the same thing — both mean "universe."

Portuguese

universo

universo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "universe."

Practice

1 What does Universum mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ ist unendlich groß.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Universum?

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