App

/ɛp/

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 General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Apps

Meaning

  1. app (application)

    • Er lädt eine neue App auf sein Handy.

      He downloads a new app onto his phone.

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

Applikation

App is the everyday shortened loanword for a mobile application; Applikation is the fuller, more formal German term for the same thing, now much less common in casual speech.

Practice

1 What does App mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er lädt eine neue ___ auf sein Handy.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches App?

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