Noun
das Skelett
Pronunciation: /skeˈlɛt/
skeleton
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plural Skelette
Meanings
Noun
- skeleton
Example sentence
Er ist so dünn, dass er einem Skelett ähnelt.
He's so thin that he looks like a skeleton.
Word forms
singular
das Skelett
plural
die Skelette
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Skelett
Accusativedas Skelett
Dativedem Skelett
Genitivedes Skeletts
Plural
Nominativedie Skelette
Accusativedie Skelette
Dativeden Skeletten
Genitiveder Skelette
Usage
- das Skelett eines Tieres — the skeleton of an animal; genitive identifies the animal
- Skelett / Knochen — the whole skeletal framework / bones as individual parts
Im Museum hängt das Skelett eines großen Fisches unter der Decke.
The skeleton of a large fish hangs below the ceiling in the museum.