Polyglot Dictionary

Büroklammer

/byˈʁoːˌklamɐ/

die 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 Büroklammern

Meaning

  1. paper clip

    Built from Büro (office) + Klammer (clip).

    • Ich brauche eine Büroklammer.

      I need a paper clip.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Büro office
  • Klammer clip

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

clip

clip is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "paper clip."

Portuguese

clipe de papel

clipe de papel is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "paper clip."

Practice

1 What does Büroklammer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich brauche eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Büroklammer?

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