die Eiskugel
scoop
A spherical portion of ice cream.
EXAMPLE
Die Verkäuferin setzte zwei Eiskugeln in die Waffel.
The salesperson placed two scoops of ice cream in the cone.
die Eiskugel
scoop / hailstone
die Eiskugel, die Eiskugeln
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Meanings
die Eiskugel
hailstone
A spherical piece of frozen water.
EXAMPLE
Beim Hagel schlugen golfballgroße Eiskugeln auf die Autodächer.
During the hailstorm, golf-ball-sized hailstones hit the car roofs.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Eiskugel, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Eiskugeln |
| genitive | der Eiskugel |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Eiskugel | die Eiskugeln |
| accusative | die Eiskugel | die Eiskugeln |
| dative | der Eiskugel | den Eiskugeln |
| genitive | der Eiskugel | der Eiskugeln |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Compound word
'Eiskugel' (scoop / hailstone) consists of 'Eis' (ice) and 'Kugel' (sphere). The component 'Kugel' describes the shape; 'Eis' can refer either to ice cream or to frozen water here.
EXAMPLE
Auf dem warmen Kuchen schmilzt die Eiskugel schnell.
The scoop of ice cream melts quickly on the warm cake.
Im Winter bildeten sich am Ufer kleine Eiskugeln aus gefrorenem Wasser.
In winter, small balls of ice formed along the shore.
Context clues
Words such as 'Waffel' (cone), 'Becher' (cup), and 'Vanille' (vanilla) indicate ice cream. Words such as 'Hagel' (hail), 'Unwetter' (severe storm), and 'Autodach' (car roof), on the other hand, indicate frozen water.
EXAMPLE
Für den Nachtisch brauchen wir sechs Eiskugeln Vanille.
For dessert, we need six scoops of vanilla ice cream.
Nach dem Unwetter lagen harte Eiskugeln auf der Terrasse.
After the severe storm, hard hailstones lay on the patio.
Typical collocations
When arranging a dessert, 'eine Eiskugel auf etwas setzen' (to place a scoop of ice cream on something) and 'mit einer Eiskugel servieren' (to serve with a scoop of ice cream) are typical collocations. After 'mit' (with), 'Eiskugel' is in the dative case.
EXAMPLE
Das Café serviert den Apfelstrudel mit einer Eiskugel.
The café serves the apple strudel with a scoop of ice cream.
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