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German word
Stockwerk
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʃtɔkˌvɛɐ̯k/
Meaning
- neuter nounfloor
Example
Das Gebäude hat fünf Stockwerke.
The building has five floors.
More examples
Im untersten Stockwerk befindet sich die Tiefgarage.
The underground parking garage is located on the lowest floor.
Core concept
A complete building level stretches from one ceiling slab to the next and contains the rooms at that height.
Common phrases
auf dem gleichen Stockwerk
on the same floor
im untersten Stockwerk
on the lowest floor
je Stockwerk zwei Wohnungen
two apartments per floor
Similar words
Stock: A colloquial term for a building level, common in everyday conversation.
Etage: A somewhat formal term for a specific building level, often used on signs.
Geschoss: A technical term for a building layer enclosed by a floor and a ceiling.
Obergeschoss: A building level located above the ground floor.
Definition in German
Eine einzelne Etage eines Gebäudes, die als eigene Ebene zwischen zwei Decken liegt.
Word origin
Stockwerk continues Middle High German stokwerc, a compound of stock and werc, with Werk referring to a constructed work or section.
Usage tips
- The noun is neuter, so the forms are das Stockwerk and die Stockwerke.
Related words
- Stockwerksanzahlnumber of floorsnoun
- stockwerkigstoreyedadjective