Polyglot Dictionary

Altmetall

/ˈaltmeˌtal/

das 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

Meaning

  1. scrap metal

    Built from alt (old) + Metall (metal).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • alt old
  • Metall metal

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

chatarra

chatarra is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scrap metal."

Practice

1 What does Altmetall mean?

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3 Which fingerprint chart matches Altmetall?

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