Noun
der Teig
Pronunciation: /taɪ̯k/
dough, paste, pastry, batter (soft, at least partially cohesive mixture of ingredients, often including flour, intended to be baked, fried or cooked)
C1
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plural Teige
Meanings
Noun
- dough, paste, pastry, batter (soft, at least partially cohesive mixture of ingredients, often including flour, intended to be baked, fried or cooked)
Example sentence
Haben Sie viel Teig gemacht?
Did you make lots of dough?
Word forms
singular
der Teig
plural
die Teige
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Teig
Accusativeden Teig
Dativedem Teig
Genitivedes Teiges
Plural
Nominativedie Teige
Accusativedie Teige
Dativeden Teigen
Genitiveder Teige
Usage
- einen Teig kneten — Knead dough; Teig is masculine.
- Teig / Teige — Teig often acts as a mass noun; the plural can distinguish different doughs or batters.
Der Teig muss vor dem Backen noch eine Stunde ruhen.
The dough needs to rest for another hour before baking.