Nomen

das Stillgewässer

still water, standing water

Mücken brüten oft in Stillgewässern.

Mosquitoes often breed in still waters.

Ein See ist ein großes Stillgewässer.

A lake is a large body of still water.

[noun as subject] The still water is a habitat for many animals. Das Stillgewässer ist ein Lebensraum für viele Tiere.

[in+3 + noun] (location) in ... Many types of fish live in this still water. In diesem Stillgewässer leben viele Fischarten.

der Teich (pond), der See (lake); Antonym: das Fließgewässer (running water)

A compound of 'still' (still, quiet) and 'Gewässer' (body of water). Literally 'still water body'.

Remember it as a 'Gewässer' (body of water) that is 'still', like a pond, not a flowing river.

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