Polyglot Dictionary

Baugerüst

/ˈbaʊɡəˌʁʏst/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Baugerüste

Meaning

  1. scaffolding

    Built from Bau (construction) + Gerüst (frame).

    • Das Baugerüst umgibt das Haus.

      Scaffolding surrounds the house.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Bau construction
  • Gerüst frame

Similar words

Gerüst

Baugerüst specifically means construction scaffolding; Gerüst is more general, and can also mean a figurative "framework," like a conceptual framework.

Similar in other languages

French

échafaudage

échafaudage is the French word for the same thing — both mean "scaffolding."

Practice

1 What does Baugerüst mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ umgibt das Haus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Baugerüst?

nouncompound

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