Erdgeschoß

See also: Erdgeschoss

German

Pronunciation

• (Austria) IPA^(key): /ˈɛʀtɡəˌʃoːs/

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Noun

Erdgeschoß n (strong, genitive Erdgeschoßes, plural Erdgeschoße)

1. (Austria) Alternative spelling of Erdgeschoss (“ground floor”)

Usage notes

• With the given declension, the word remains in use in Austria because the word is pronounced with a long vowel in Austrian German (as opposed to Standard German, where it is pronounced with a short vowel).

Declension

Declension of Erdgeschoß [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Erdgeschoß	die	Erdgeschoße
genitive	eines	des	Erdgeschoßes	der	Erdgeschoße
dative	einem	dem	Erdgeschoß, Erdgeschoße1	den	Erdgeschoßen
accusative	ein	das	Erdgeschoß	die	Erdgeschoße

¹Now rare, see notes.

Noun

Erdgeschoß n (strong, genitive Erdgeschosses, plural Erdgeschosse)

1. Formerly standard spelling of Erdgeschoss which was deprecated in the spelling reform (Rechtschreibreform) of 1996.

Usage notes

The spelling Erdgeschoß was deprecated in 1996 in the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). However, it remains in use in Austria; see above. The pre-1996 inflected forms (spelled with ss) differ from the modern Austrian inflected forms (spelled with ß).

Declension

Declension of Erdgeschoß [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Erdgeschoß	die	Erdgeschosse
genitive	eines	des	Erdgeschosses	der	Erdgeschosse
dative	einem	dem	Erdgeschoß, Erdgeschosse1	den	Erdgeschossen
accusative	ein	das	Erdgeschoß	die	Erdgeschosse

¹Now rare, see notes.