Polyglot Dictionary

Arbeitstier

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsˌtiːɐ̯/

das 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
Arbeitstiere

Meaning

  1. workhorse

    Built from Arbeit (work) + Tier (animal).

    • Er ist ein echtes Arbeitstier.

      He is a real workhorse.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Arbeit work
  • Tier animal

Practice

1 What does Arbeitstier mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ist ein echtes ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Arbeitstier?

nouncompound

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