ausgestorben
extinct
English translations
- 01
extinct
- 02
aussterben
Word details
- German meaning
- Nicht mehr existierend; von einer Art, die nicht mehr auf der Erde lebt.
- English meaning
- extinct
- Synonym
- erloschen, verschwunden
- German example
- Die Dinosaurier sind vor Millionen von Jahren ausgestorben.
- English example
- Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago.
Related words
- Auerochse
Aurochs
- Eiszeit
Ice age
- Berberlöwe
Barbary lion
- Labradorente
Labrador duck
- Beutelwolf
Thylacine
- avestisch
Avestan
- eblaitisch
Eblaite
- altpreußisch
Old Prussian refers to the extinct West Baltic language spoken by the Old Prussians.
- altpersisch
Old Persian
- altbretonisch
Old Breton
- extinkt
Extinct
- Schomburgk-Ralle
Schomburgk's rail
- lüdisch
Ludian is an extinct Baltic-Finnic language spoken in the region between Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega.
- Mauritius-Ralle
Red Rail
- Dodo
dodo
- Wandertaube
The passenger pigeon was a North American pigeon species that became extinct in the 19th century.
- Neandertaler
Neanderthal
- Säbelzahntiger
Saber-toothed tiger
- Höhlenlöwe
cave lion
- Balitiger
The Bali tiger was a tiger subspecies that was endemic to the island of Bali in Indonesia and is now considered extinct.
- Neanderthaler
Neanderthal
- altpolabisch
Old Polabian
- altostnordisch
Old Norse is an extinct Germanic language spoken by the Vikings and other inhabitants of Scandinavia from the 8th to the 15th century.
- ostgermanisch
East Germanic
- moselromanisch
Moselle Romance
- westjiddisch
Western Yiddish is an extinct variant of the Yiddish language that was spoken in the western part of the Ashkenazi language area.
- Dinosaurier
Dinosaur
- Dronte
Dodo
- Kaplöwe
Cape lion
- Seeskorpion
Sea scorpion
- Auerrind
Aurochs
- Flugsaurier
Pterosaur
- Saurier
Dinosaur
- Vormensch
Prehuman refers to an earlier stage of human development, often in reference to extinct hominids.
- aussterben
To become extinct means that a species of animal or plant no longer exists because all individuals have died.
- altsächsisch
Old Saxon
- altpreussisch
Old Prussian
- Mammut
Mammoth
- altsorbisch
Old Sorbian
Example sentences with “ausgestorben”
Die Dinosaurier sind vor Millionen Jahren ausgestorben. (The dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you use 'ausgestorben'?
It is a past participle acting as an adjective, often used with 'sein'.