Achterbahn

/ˈaxtɐˌbaːn/

die noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Achterbahnen

Meaning

  1. roller coaster

    Built from acht (eight) + Bahn (railway).

    • Wir fuhren Achterbahn.

      We rode the roller coaster.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • acht eight
  • Bahn railway

Practice

1 What does Achterbahn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir fuhren ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Achterbahn?

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