Polyglot Dictionary

Bauchspeicheldrüse

/ˈbaʊ̯xˌʃpaɪ̯çl̩ˌdʁyːzə/

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

Forms

plural
Bauchspeicheldrüsen

Meaning

  1. pancreas

    Built from Bauch (belly) + Speichel (saliva) + Drüse (gland).

    • Die Bauchspeicheldrüse bildet Insulin.

      The pancreas makes insulin.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Bauch belly
  • Speichel saliva
  • Drüse gland

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

pancréas

pancréas is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pancreas."

Portuguese

pâncreas

pâncreas is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pancreas."

Practice

1 What does Bauchspeicheldrüse mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ bildet Insulin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bauchspeicheldrüse?

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