Aquifer

See also: aquifer

German

Etymology

From Latin aqua (“water”) + ferō (“to bring”). Compare English aquifer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Aquifer m (strong, genitive Aquifers, plural Aquifere)

1. aquifer (an underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel)

Declension

Declension of Aquifer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Aquifer	die	Aquifere
genitive	eines	des	Aquifers	der	Aquifere
dative	einem	dem	Aquifer	den	Aquiferen
accusative	einen	den	Aquifer	die	Aquifere

Derived terms

• aquiferisch

Further reading

• “Aquifer” in Duden online