Polyglot Dictionary

Adler

/ˈaːdlɐ/

der 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

Forms

plural
die Adler

Meaning

  1. eagle

    • Der Adler kreist über den Bergen.

      The eagle circles above the mountains.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

uhu

Adler means an actual eagle; Uhu means an eagle owl, a large owl species not actually related to eagles despite the name.

Similar in other languages

French

aigle

aigle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "eagle."

Portuguese

águia

águia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "eagle."

Practice

1 What does Adler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ kreist über den Bergen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Adler?

noun

Last updated