die Naturkunde
Translation
natural history, natural science
Examples
Naturkunde war mein Lieblingsfach in der Schule.
Natural history was my favourite subject at school.
Das Museum hat eine Abteilung für Naturkunde.
The museum has a department for natural history.
Grammar Patterns
the subject of natural history At school we had the subject of natural history.
Similar Words
Naturwissenschaft (natural science), Biologie (biology)
Etymology
Composed of 'Natur' (nature) and 'Kunde' (knowledge, study). It means 'the study of nature'.
Memory Tips
While 'Kunde' usually means 'customer', in this context it means 'knowledge' or 'lore'. Think 'nature-lore'.