Terrasse

See also: terrasse and terrassé

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrasse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈrasə/

• Audio (Germany):

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• Rhymes: -asə

Noun

Terrasse f (genitive Terrasse, plural Terrassen)

1. terrace (raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides)
2. patio, porch, veranda, terrace (platform that extends outwards from a building)
3. roof terrace, roof garden (flat roof of a building, accessible to the residents)

Declension

Declension of Terrasse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Terrasse	die	Terrassen
genitive	einer	der	Terrasse	der	Terrassen
dative	einer	der	Terrasse	den	Terrassen
accusative	eine	die	Terrasse	die	Terrassen

Descendants

• → Czech: terasa
• → Kashubian: terasa
• → Lower Sorbian: terasa
• → Serbo-Croatian: terasa
• → Silesian: terasa

Further reading

• “Terrasse” in Duden online
• “Terrasse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache