Noun
das Abwasser
Pronunciation: /ˈapˌvasəʁ/
wastewater
C1
rank #8,618
plural Abwässer
Meanings
Noun
- wastewater
- water contaminated from human usage; sewage
Example sentence
Abwasser verunreinigt oft das Meer.
Sewage often pollutes the ocean.
Word forms
singular
das Abwasser
plural
die Abwässer
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Abwasser
Accusativedas Abwasser
Dativedem Abwasser
Genitivedes Abwassers
Plural
Nominativedie Abwässer
Accusativedie Abwässer
Dativeden Abwässern
Genitiveder Abwässer
Usage
- Abwasser reinigen — treat wastewater; not the same as supplying drinking water
- das Abwasser / die Abwässer — wastewater / wastewaters; plural often distinguishes sources or kinds
Das Abwasser fließt durch ein unterirdisches Rohr zur Kläranlage.
The wastewater flows through an underground pipe to the treatment plant.