German word

Obergeschoss

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈoːbɐgəˌʃɔs/

Meaning

  • neuter nounupper floor

Example

Das Büro ist im Obergeschoss.

The office is on the upper floor.

Illustration for Obergeschoss (upper floor)

More examples

Man erreicht das Obergeschoss über das Treppenhaus.

You reach the upper floor via the stairwell.

Core concept

A horizontal section of a house located higher than its ground-level floor.

Common phrases

  • Wohnung im Obergeschoss

    apartment on the upper floor

  • Blick vom Obergeschoss

    view from the upper floor

Similar words

Stock: A short, informal term for a building floor.
Etage: A formal term for one level of a building.
Stockwerk: A single storey within a building's structure.
Untergeschoss: A lower building level beneath the ground floor.

Definition in German

Geschoss eines Hauses oberhalb des Erdgeschosses.

Word origin

Obergeschoss follows the productive German compound pattern, joining Ober- 'upper' to Geschoss 'storey'.

Usage tips

  • For a location, 'im Obergeschoss' uses dative after in, while movement into it takes 'ins Obergeschoss'.

Other meanings

  • upper levelnoun

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