Noun
der Horizont
Pronunciation: /ho.ʁiˈtsɔnt/
horizon (line where the sky appears to meet the earth; (figurative) range of someone’s thinking or insight)
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plural Horizonte
Meanings
Noun
- horizon (line where the sky appears to meet the earth; (figurative) range of someone’s thinking or insight)
Example sentence
Wir sahen, wie die Sonne hinterm Horizont verschwand.
We saw the sun disappearing below the horizon.
Word forms
singular
der Horizont
plural
die Horizonte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Horizont
Accusativeden Horizont
Dativedem Horizont
Genitivedes Horizonts
Plural
Nominativedie Horizonte
Accusativedie Horizonte
Dativeden Horizonten
Genitiveder Horizonte
Usage
- am Horizont — On the horizon; am means an dem.
- seinen Horizont erweitern — Figuratively, broaden one's outlook or knowledge.
Am Horizont tauchten die ersten Berge auf.
The first mountains appeared on the horizon.