Polyglot Dictionary

Ameisenhaufen

/ˈaːmaɪ̯zn̩ˌhaʊ̯fn̩/

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
Ameisenhaufen

Meaning

  1. anthill

    Built from Ameise (ant) + Haufen (heap).

    • Im Wald steht ein Ameisenhaufen.

      There is an anthill in the forest.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Ameise ant
  • Haufen heap

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hormiguero

hormiguero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "anthill."

Portuguese

formigueiro

formigueiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "anthill."

Practice

1 What does Ameisenhaufen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im Wald steht ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ameisenhaufen?

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