Polyglot Dictionary

Abholzung

/ˈapˌhɔltsʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Abholzungen

Meaning

  1. deforestation

    Built from Ab (off, away) + holzung (logging, clearing of wood).

    • Die Abholzung des Regenwaldes bedroht viele Tierarten.

      Deforestation of the rainforest threatens many animal species.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Ab off, away
  • holzung logging, clearing of wood

Practice

1 What does Abholzung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Regenwaldes bedroht viele Tierarten.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Abholzung?

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