Polyglot Dictionary

Ader

/ˈaːdɐ/

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 Adern

Meaning

  1. vein

    • Man konnte die Adern an seinen Händen sehen.

      You could see the veins on his hands.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Vene

Ader is the everyday word for a vein (also used figuratively, "a vein of talent"); Vene is the technical, medical term specifically for veins as opposed to arteries.

Similar in other languages

French

veine

veine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "vein."

Portuguese

veia

veia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "vein."

Practice

1 What does Ader mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man konnte die ___ an seinen Händen sehen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ader?

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