Noun
die Unterwelt
Pronunciation: /ˈʊntərˌvɛlt/
netherworld, underworld, Hades, Sheol (kind of afterlife that is neither heaven nor hell)
C1
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plural Unterwelten
Meanings
Noun
- netherworld, underworld, Hades, Sheol (kind of afterlife that is neither heaven nor hell)
- underworld (world of crime)
Example sentence
In der griechischen Sage steigt der Held in die Unterwelt hinab.
In the Greek legend the hero descends into the underworld.
Word forms
singular
die Unterwelt
plural
die Unterwelten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Unterwelt
Accusativedie Unterwelt
Dativeder Unterwelt
Genitiveder Unterwelt
Plural
Nominativedie Unterwelten
Accusativedie Unterwelten
Dativeden Unterwelten
Genitiveder Unterwelten
Usage
- in die Unterwelt hinabsteigen — descend into the underworld; a mythological setting
- die kriminelle Unterwelt — the criminal underworld; a separate figurative sense
Die Sage erzählt von einer Reise in die Unterwelt.
The legend tells of a journey into the underworld.