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Die prächtigen Fassaden in Emils Straße stammen aus der Gründerzeit. The magnificent façades on Emil's street date from the Gründerzeit.

noun · C1

die Gründerzeit

[ˈɡʁʏndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]

Gründerzeit, Wilhelminian era

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  • In der Gründerzeit wuchs Berlin innerhalb weniger Jahrzehnte zur Millionenstadt.

    In the Gründerzeit, Berlin grew into a city of a million within a few decades.

  • Wir wohnen in einem Haus aus der Gründerzeit, mit hohen Decken und knarrenden Dielen.

    We live in a Gründerzeit building with high ceilings and creaky floorboards.

  • Erkennst du Häuser aus der Gründerzeit schon an ihrem Stuck?

    Can you recognise Gründerzeit buildings by their stucco alone?

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Example
Nominative wer? was? die Gründerzeit
Accusative wen? was? die Gründerzeit
Dative wem? der Gründerzeit
Erkennst du Häuser aus der Gründerzeit schon an ihrem Stuck? Can you recognise Gründerzeit buildings by their stucco alone?
Genitive wessen? der Gründerzeit

How the Word Is Built

Gründ root er suffix zeit root

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).

A compound: der Gründer + die Zeit

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

In Otti's situations: Emil and the history of Berlin's streets

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