Polyglot Dictionary

Alternative

/altɛʁnaˈtiːvə/

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 Alternativen

Meaning

  1. alternative

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Wahl

Alternative is a different option to choose from; Wahl in its "choice" sense means the same thing — but watch out, Wahl also separately means "election."

Similar in other languages

French

alternative

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

Portuguese

alternativa

alternativa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "alternative."

Practice

1 What does Alternative mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es gibt leider keine andere ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Alternative?

noun

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