German Conversation · Level 109
45 words
German word
Geschoss
Pronunciation
IPA/gəˈʃɔs/
Meaning
- neuter nounfloor
Example
Das Haus hat fünf Geschosse.
The house has five floors.
More examples
Ein Geschoss wurde am Tatort gefunden.
A bullet was found at the crime scene.
Core concept
Picture a building as a stack of broad horizontal layers, while an older technical use names a projectile shot through the air.
Common phrases
im zweiten Geschoss
on the second floor
im Dachgeschoss
on the top floor
ein zusätzliches Geschoss
an additional floor
Similar words
Stock: A building floor in everyday speech, used for homes or workplaces.
Stockwerk: A building floor commonly found in written descriptions and design plans.
Etage: A floor of a building, especially in hotels or shopping centers.
Obergeschoss: A floor located above the ground floor.
Definition in German
Meist ein durch Decken abgegrenztes Stockwerk eines Gebäudes; in älterem oder technischem Gebrauch auch ein Projektil.
Word origin
Geschoss is the substantivized past participle of schießen, and its projectile sense is older than the later architectural sense.
Usage tips
- Geschoss is common in architectural and formal descriptions, whereas Stockwerk is often more natural in everyday German.
Other meanings
- bulletnoun
Related words
- Erdgeschossground floornoun
- Dachgeschosstop floornoun
- mehrgeschossigmulti-storeyadjective