die Heide
Translation
heath, heathland, moor, heather
Examples
Wir wandern durch die Lüneburger Heide.
We are hiking through the Lüneburg Heath.
Im Spätsommer blüht die Heide lila.
In late summer, the heather blooms purple.
Schafe grasen auf der weiten Heide.
Sheep are grazing on the vast heath.
Grammar Patterns
in der Heide in the heath Sheep are grazing in the heath.
durch die Heide through the heath We are hiking through the heath.
Similar Words
Moor (moor), Brachland (fallow land)
Etymology
From Old High German 'heida' (uncultivated land). Cognate with the English word 'heath'.
Memory Tips
It sounds almost identical to its English cognate 'heath'. Be aware of the homograph 'der Heide' (the male pagan/heathen).