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The German word for umbrella is
Schirm





umbrella

Gender

The gender of Schirm is masculine. E.g. der Schirm.

Plural

The plural of Schirm is Schirme.

German Definition


umbrella
     Substantiv:
     [1] faltbarer Schirm
       [1a] Regenschirm (meist tragbar)
       [1b] Sonnenschirm
     [2] übertragen: Schutzschirm
     [3] übertragen: Zusammenfassung einer breitgefächerten Menge von Einzelelementen
          [1a] Suddenly it starts raining and I put my umbrella up.
          [1b] He sits on his patio under the shadow of an umbrella.
          [2] protected by the umbrella of the government
          [3] Plant pathology was under the umbrella of botany at our university.



Translations for umbrella and their definitions

Schirm
     n. clipping of Bildschirm, t=screen
     n. clipping of Regenschirm, t=umbrella


Regenschirm
     n. umbrella (used for protection against rain)


Dachpronunciation
     n. roof
     n. (informal) circumflex
     n. (colloquial) head, especially the scalp
          Du kriegst gleich etwas aufs Dach! - You'll get something (usu. a smack) on the head!
     n. (geology) a rock layer above a seam


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