das Mammut
Translation
mammoth
Examples
Im Museum sahen wir ein Mammutskelett.
In the museum, we saw a mammoth skeleton.
Das Mammut war ein riesiges Tier.
The mammoth was a huge animal.
Grammar Patterns
((das Mammut)) the mammoth The mammoth is extinct.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Riese (giant); Antonyms: Zwerg (dwarf).
Etymology
The word is an internationalism, similar in many languages. It comes from Russian 'mamont'.
Memory Tips
Picture a huge, woolly elephant from the Ice Age. Its size is often used metaphorically for something gigantic.