Aufstand

/ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtant/

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 Aufstände

Meaning

  1. uprising

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

rebellion

Close synonyms for an uprising against authority; Rebellion is the more international/formal word, Aufstand the native German one.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

levantamiento

levantamiento is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "uprising."

Practice

1 What does Aufstand mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ wurde niedergeschlagen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Aufstand?

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