Apotheke

/apoˈteːkə/

die noun A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain Medical Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Apotheken

Meaning

  1. pharmacy

    • Ich muss noch zur Apotheke gehen.

      I still need to go to the pharmacy.

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

Drogerie

An important distinction: Drogerie is a drugstore selling cosmetics and toiletries, no prescription medication; Apotheke is a pharmacy, which does dispense medication and prescriptions.

Similar in other languages

French

pharmacie

pharmacie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pharmacy."

Portuguese

farmácia

farmácia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pharmacy."

Practice

1 What does Apotheke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich muss noch zur ___ gehen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Apotheke?

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