Baustein

/ˈbaʊ̯ˌʃtaɪ̯n/

der 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Bausteine

Meaning

  1. building block

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

bauklotz

Bauklotz specifically means a child's toy building block; Baustein is more general, either literal construction material or a figurative "building block" of a concept.

Practice

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