Altersheim

/ˈaltɐsˌhaɪ̯m/

das noun B1

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Altersheime

Meaning

  1. old people's home

    Built from Alter (age) + Heim (home).

    • Sie lebt im Altersheim.

      She lives in an old people's home.

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

Made of

  • Alter age
  • Heim home

Practice

1 What does Altersheim mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie lebt im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Altersheim?

nouncompound

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