Polyglot Dictionary

Abwasserkanal

/ˈapvasɐkaˌnaːl/

der noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Abwasserkanäle

Meaning

  1. sewer

    Built from Abwasser (waste water) + Kanal (channel).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Abwasser waste water
  • Kanal channel

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cloaca

cloaca is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sewer."

Portuguese

esgoto

esgoto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sewer."

Practice

1 What does Abwasserkanal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ ist verstopft.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Abwasserkanal?

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