Polyglot Dictionary

Ansichtskarte

/ˈanzɪçtsˌkaʁtə/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Ansichtskarten

Meaning

  1. postcard

    Built from Ansicht (view) + Karte (card).

    • Ich schicke dir eine Ansichtskarte.

      I'll send you a postcard.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Ansicht view
  • Karte card

Similar words

Postkarte

Postkarte is the general word for a postcard; Ansichtskarte specifically means one with a picture or view on it, like a touristy souvenir card.

Similar in other languages

French

carte postale

carte postale is the French word for the same thing — both mean "postcard."

Portuguese

cartão postal

cartão postal is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "postcard."

Practice

1 What does Ansichtskarte mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich schicke dir eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ansichtskarte?

nouncompound

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