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Schatzkammer

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Noun

die Schatzkammer

Pronunciation: /ˈʃat͡sˌkamɐ/

treasure chamber, treasury

C2 rank #14,844 plural Schatzkammern

Meanings

Noun
  1. treasure chamber, treasury
  2. treasury department

Example sentence

In der Schatzkammer liegt die alte Krone.

The old crown lies in the treasure chamber.

Word forms

singular die Schatzkammer
plural die Schatzkammern

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Schatzkammer
Accusativedie Schatzkammer
Dativeder Schatzkammer
Genitiveder Schatzkammer

Plural

Nominativedie Schatzkammern
Accusativedie Schatzkammern
Dativeden Schatzkammern
Genitiveder Schatzkammern

Usage

  • die Schatzkammer einer Burg — a castle's room or collection of treasures
  • eine Schatzkammer des Wissens — figuratively, a rich store of knowledge
Extra sentence

In der Schatzkammer betrachteten wir kunstvoll verzierte Becher.

In the treasury, we looked at intricately decorated cups.