Eiszeit
dieNounice age
English translations
- 01
ice age
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Periode in der Erdgeschichte, in der große Teile der Erde von Eis bedeckt waren.
- English meaning
- Ice age
- Synonym
- Kaltzeit
- German example
- Während der Eiszeit waren viele Tiere ausgestorben.
- English example
- During the ice age many animals went extinct.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Eiszeit
- Plural Form
- die Eiszeiten
Related words
- Eiszeitalter
Ice Age
- Eiszeitalter
An ice age is a long period in Earth's history when large parts of the Earth's surface are covered in ice.
- glazial
Glacial means relating to ice ages or formed by glaciers.
- interglazial
Interglacial
- glazifluvial
Glaciofluvial
- Förde
Firth
- Geest
Upland
- Glazial
Glacial
- Interglazial
An interglacial is a warm period between two ice ages.
- Warmzeit
Interglacial period
- fluvioglazial
Fluvioglacial
- Kaltzeit
An ice age is a period in Earth's history when global temperatures are significantly lower than in warm periods, often associated with the growth of ice sheets.
- pleistozän
Pleistocene
- subglazial
Subglacial
- quartär
Quaternary
- Glazialzeit
Ice age
Example sentences with “Eiszeit”
Während der Eiszeit war es sehr kalt. (During the ice age, it was very cold.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of Eiszeit?
The plural is 'die Eiszeiten'.