Polyglot Dictionary

Aufzug

/ˈaʊfˌtsuːk/

der 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 Aufzüge

Meaning

  1. lift, elevator

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Fahrstuhl

Near-total synonyms for "lift, elevator"; usage varies by region, with Aufzug heard more broadly and Fahrstuhl often favored in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cota

Close, figuratively — a lift relates to elevation (which it raises).

English

elevator

elevator is the English word for the same thing — both mean "lift, elevator."

Practice

1 What does Aufzug mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ ist außer Betrieb.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Aufzug?

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