Büchse

/ˈbʏksə/

die 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
Büchsen

Meaning

  1. tin, rifle

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

Dose

Close synonyms for a can or tin; Büchse is slightly older-fashioned and also, confusingly, means "rifle" in its other sense.

Similar in other languages

English

can

Close — a tin relates to a can.

Practice

1 What does Büchse mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er öffnete die ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Büchse?

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