Noun
das Wattenmeer
Pronunciation: /ˈvatn̩ˌmeːɐ̯/
mudflat, tidal flat
C2
rank #14,970
plural Wattenmeere
Meanings
Noun
- mudflat, tidal flat
- Wadden Sea (along the North Sea coast)
Example sentence
Bei Ebbe kann man weit ins Wattenmeer laufen.
At low tide you can walk far into the mudflats.
Word forms
singular
das Wattenmeer
plural
die Wattenmeere
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Wattenmeer
Accusativedas Wattenmeer
Dativedem Wattenmeer
Genitivedes Wattenmeers
Plural
Nominativedie Wattenmeere
Accusativedie Wattenmeere
Dativeden Wattenmeeren
Genitiveder Wattenmeere
Usage
- das Wattenmeer bei Ebbe und Flut — a shallow coastal sea whose tidal flats are exposed and covered by the tides
- Wattenmeer / Watt — the shallow sea area versus its tidal flats
Die Ausstellung zeigt Vögel, die im Wattenmeer Nahrung suchen.
The exhibition shows birds foraging in the tidal flats.