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Dachboden
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Dachböden
German
Etymology
Compound of de Dach roof Boden floor, ground.
Pronunciation
de /ˈdaxˌboːdən/ [ˈdaχˌboːdən] [ˈdaχˌboːdn̩]
de De-Dachboden.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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(a storage room in the) attic
de Speicher
Usage notes
German usually distinguishes between Dachboden (used for storage) and de Dachgeschoss (used for habitation). Either word may at times be used to combine both meanings, but there is no really neutral term such as en attic.
In accordance with the component word de Boden floor, one usually says de auf dem Dachboden on the attic rather than de im Dachboden.
Declension
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