Polyglot Dictionary

Aktenkoffer

/ˈaktn̩ˌkɔfɐ/

der 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
Aktenkoffer

Meaning

  1. briefcase

    Built from Akte (file) + Koffer (case).

    • Er trägt einen Aktenkoffer.

      He carries a briefcase.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Akte file
  • Koffer case

Similar words

Aktentasche

Aktenkoffer is a hard-shelled briefcase, like a business case; Aktentasche is a softer, bag-style briefcase for documents.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

maletín

maletín is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "briefcase."

Practice

1 What does Aktenkoffer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er trägt einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Aktenkoffer?

nouncompound

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