Anhaltspunkt

/ˈanhaltsˌpʊŋkt/

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

Forms

plural
die Anhaltspunkte

Meaning

  1. clue, lead, indication

    Built from anhalten (to stop) + Punkt (point).

    • Die Polizei hatte keinen Anhaltspunkt für den Täter.

      The police had no lead on the perpetrator.

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

Similar words

hinweis

Close synonyms for a clue or indication pointing toward an answer.

Practice

1 What does Anhaltspunkt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei hatte keinen ___ für den Täter.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Anhaltspunkt?

See also

nouncompound

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