Grenze
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See also: grenze
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Gränze (pre-1901)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German grenize, graniza, from Old Polish granica, from Proto-Slavic *granica (“boundary, border”). The word spread westward in the 15th century and was reinforced by Luther’s Bible. Doublet of Granne.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Grenze f (genitive Grenze, plural Grenzen)
- border
- 1990, Zwei-plus-Vier-Vertrag, in: Bundesgesetzblatt 1990, part 2, page 1320:
- Die Bestätigung des endgültigen Charakters der Grenzen des vereinten Deutschland ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der Friedensordnung in Europa.
- The confirmation of the definitive nature of the borders of the united Germany is an essential element of the peaceful order in Europe.
- 1990, Zwei-plus-Vier-Vertrag, in: Bundesgesetzblatt 1990, part 2, page 1320:
- limit
- frontier
- boundary
Declension[edit]
Declension of Grenze [feminine]
Synonyms[edit]
- Gemerke n
Hyponyms[edit]
- Ackergrenze
- Altersgrenze
- Armutsgrenze
- Außengrenze
- Baumgrenze
- Bestimmungsgrenze
- Bezirksgrenze
- Binnengrenze
- Bundesgrenze
- Detektionsgrenze
- Dorfgrenze
- Fischereigrenze
- Gartengrenze
- Gebietsgrenze
- Gemarkungsgrenze
- Gemeindegrenze
- Grundstücksgrenze
- Kreisgrenze
- Landesgrenze
- Nachweisgrenze
- Nordgrenze
- Obergrenze f (“upper limit”)
- Ostgrenze
- Phasengrenze
- Schiffbarkeitsgrenze
- Staatsgrenze
- Stadtgrenze
- Untergrenze f
- Waldgrenze
- Westgrenze
- Zollgrenze
- Zonengrenze
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Grenze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Grenze” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Grenze” in Duden online
Grenze on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Grenze” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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