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Domäne

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Noun

die Domäne

Pronunciation: /doˈmeːnə/

estate, seigneurie

C2 rank #13,458 plural Domänen

Meanings

Noun
  1. estate, seigneurie
  2. domain, turf (field of expertise)
  3. domain (highest rank in the classification of organisms)

Example sentence

Die Küche ist ganz allein die Domäne meines Vaters.

The kitchen is my father's domain alone.

Word forms

singular die Domäne
plural die Domänen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Domäne
Accusativedie Domäne
Dativeder Domäne
Genitiveder Domäne

Plural

Nominativedie Domänen
Accusativedie Domänen
Dativeden Domänen
Genitiveder Domänen

Usage

  • eine staatliche Domäne — an estate or land owned by the state
  • Das ist meine Domäne. — in a separate figurative sense: that is my area of expertise
Extra sentence

Die staatliche Domäne umfasste mehrere Felder und einen Gutshof.

The state-owned estate included several fields and a manor farm.