thermometer
das Thermometer, die Thermometer
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thermometer
A measuring device for determining temperature. It is used in many areas, for example in medicine to take someone's temperature, in the kitchen, or in meteorology to measure air temperature.
Laut Thermometer hat das Wasser eine Temperatur von 80 Grad Celsius.
According to the thermometer, the water has a temperature of 80 degrees Celsius.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Thermometer |
| genitive | des Thermometers |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | das Thermometer | die Thermometer |
| accusative | das Thermometer | die Thermometer |
| dative | dem Thermometer | den Thermometern |
| genitive | des Thermometers | der Thermometer |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word comes from Greek: 'thermos' means 'warm' and 'metron' means 'measure'. A 'Thermometer' (thermometer) is therefore literally a 'heat measurer'.
Viele wissenschaftliche Messgeräte haben Namen griechischen Ursprungs, so wie das Thermometer.
Many scientific measuring devices have names of Greek origin, such as the thermometer.
To state a temperature, the verb 'zeigen' (to show) is often used. When the temperature changes, you say that the thermometer 'steigt' (rises/gets warmer) or 'fällt' (falls/gets colder).
Das Thermometer zeigt heute Morgen nur fünf Grad Celsius.
The thermometer shows only five degrees Celsius this morning.
Im Winter fällt das Thermometer oft unter null Grad.
In winter, the thermometer often falls below zero degrees.
To specify the type of thermometer, it is often used as part of a compound word. Examples are 'Fieberthermometer' (clinical thermometer, for the body), 'Außenthermometer' (outdoor thermometer, for the air), or 'Bratenthermometer' (meat thermometer, for the kitchen).
Hast du das Fieberthermometer? Ich glaube, ich habe Fieber.
Do you have the clinical thermometer? I think I have a fever.
