Polyglot Dictionary

Aufzugschacht

/ˈaʊ̯ftsuːkˌʃaxt/

der noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Aufzugschächte

Meaning

  1. lift shaft

    Built from Aufzug (lift) + Schacht (shaft).

    • Der Aufzugschacht ist eng.

      The lift shaft is narrow.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Aufzug lift
  • Schacht shaft

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

elevator

Close — a lift shaft houses an elevator.

English

elevation

Close — a lift shaft relates to elevation.

Practice

1 What does Aufzugschacht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ ist eng.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Aufzugschacht?

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