Noun
die Piste
Pronunciation: /ˈpɪstə/
piste, ski slope
C1
rank #8,200
plural Pisten
Meanings
Noun
- piste, ski slope
- runway
- track
Example sentence
Die Piste war heute Morgen noch fast leer.
The ski slope was still almost empty this morning.
Word forms
singular
die Piste
plural
die Pisten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Piste
Accusativedie Piste
Dativeder Piste
Genitiveder Piste
Plural
Nominativedie Pisten
Accusativedie Pisten
Dativeden Pisten
Genitiveder Pisten
Usage
- auf der Piste fahren — ski on the piste; location with dative
- Piste am Flughafen — in an aviation context, Piste can mean runway
Am frühen Morgen zogen die ersten Skifahrer ihre Spuren über die Piste.
Early in the morning, the first skiers left their tracks across the piste.