German word

Getreide

Pronunciation

IPA/gəˈtraɪ̯də/

Meaning

  • neuter noungrain

Example

Die Preise des Getreides sind dieses Jahr gestiegen.

Prices for grain have risen this year.

Illustration for Getreide (grain)

More examples

Aufgrund der Ernteausfälle sind die Getreideimporte gestiegen.

Due to crop failures, grain imports have increased.

Core concept

A field of wheat, barley, or oats grown for its edible seeds.

Common phrases

  • Vorräte an Getreide

    grain reserves

  • Getreideimporte

    grain imports

  • Getreidequalität

    grain quality

Similar words

Korn: A single grain or seed from a cereal crop.
Weizen: Wheat, a cereal commonly used for bread and noodles.
Getreidesorte: A particular type or variety of cereal crop.

Definition in German

Getreide ist die Sammelbezeichnung für Pflanzen wie Weizen, Gerste oder Hafer, deren Körner als Nahrungsmittel dienen.

Word origin

Getreide comes from Middle High German getreide, a collective noun related to tragen, meaning what is carried or brought in as produce.

Usage tips

  • Getreide is a neuter mass noun, so singular agreement is normal; the genitive is des Getreides.

Related words

  • Getreidehandelgrain tradenoun
  • Getreideertraggrain yieldnoun

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