noun
dishes, crockery
A2
Geschirr: primarily 'dishes' or 'crockery', meaning tableware used for eating and serving. It's a neuter noun (das Geschirr). Often used as an uncountable collective noun in German; plural Geschirre exists but is rare. No special preposition or irregular declension; definite plural: die Geschirre.
Examples
Ich spüle das Geschirr.
I'm washing the dishes.
Die Gäste räumten das Geschirr weg, nachdem das Essen beendet worden war.
The guests cleared away the dishes after the meal had been finished.
Nach dem Essen müssen wir das Geschirr abwaschen.
After the meal we have to wash the dishes.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a cupboard full of plates and cups labeled 'Geschirr'
Sounds a bit like 'shirr' — imagine plates making a clinking sound
das (neuter) — think of a neutral cupboard holding 'das Geschirr'
Notes
Often uncountable in German when referring collectively to tableware; plural form 'Geschirre' exists but is rare.