German/Nature 1

Lakes and seas - false friends ahoy
The German for  the lake  is  der See  (masculine) and the most commonly used word for  the sea  is  das Meer  (neuter).

There's another slightly less commonly used word for  the sea which is  die See  (feminine).

Be careful not to confuse  der See  (the lake) and  die See  (the sea). Keep in mind that the dative and genitive of  die See  (feminine - the sea) is  der See. This example shows how important it is to know your noun genders and declension tables. The plural forms are identical.