Erdgas

German

Etymology

From Erde +‎ Gas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈeːɐ̯tˌɡaːs]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Erd‧gas

Noun

Erdgas n (strong, genitive Erdgases, plural Erdgase)

  1. natural gas
    Synonym: (dated) Naturgas
    Erdgase bestehen hauptsächlich aus hochentzündlichem Methan, unterscheiden sich aber in ihrer weiteren chemischen Zusammensetzung.
    Natural gases consist mainly of highly flammable methane, but they differ more in their chemical composition.

Declension

Declension of Erdgas [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Erdgas die Erdgase
genitive eines des Erdgases der Erdgase
dative einem dem Erdgas, Erdgase1 den Erdgasen
accusative ein das Erdgas die Erdgase

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Further reading

  • “Erdgas” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Erdgas” in Duden online
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