Polyglot Dictionary

Augenlid

/ˈaʊ̯ɡn̩ˌliːt/

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
die Augenlider

Meaning

  1. eyelid

    Built from Auge (eye) + Lid (lid).

    • Das Augenlid zuckt.

      The eyelid is twitching.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Auge eye
  • Lid lid

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

paupière

paupière is the French word for the same thing — both mean "eyelid."

Portuguese

pálpebra

pálpebra is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "eyelid."

Practice

1 What does Augenlid mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ zuckt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Augenlid?

nouncompound

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