Polyglot Dictionary

Bügeleisen

/ˈbyːɡl̩ˌʔaɪ̯zn̩/

das 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 Bügeleisen

Meaning

  1. iron

    Built from Bügel (hanger) + Eisen (iron (the metal)).

    • Das Bügeleisen ist heiß.

      The iron is hot.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Bügel hanger
  • Eisen iron (the metal)

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

ferro

ferro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "iron."

Practice

1 What does Bügeleisen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ ist heiß.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bügeleisen?

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