Noun
der Keim
Pronunciation: /kaɪ̯m/
germ
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plural Keime
Meanings
Noun
- germ
- seed
- sprout
Example sentence
Keime kann man nur mit Hilfe eines Mikroskops sehen.
Germs can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
Word forms
singular
der Keim
plural
die Keime
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Keim
Accusativeden Keim
Dativedem Keim
Genitivedes Keimes
Plural
Nominativedie Keime
Accusativedie Keime
Dativeden Keimen
Genitiveder Keime
Usage
- Keime nachweisen — detect germs; a common laboratory collocation
- im Keim ersticken — nip in the bud; a figurative idiom from the separate sprout sense
Im Labor untersuchten sie die Probe auf Keime.
In the laboratory, they tested the sample for germs.