Beginn

/bəˈɡɪn/

der noun B1

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

Meaning

  1. beginning, start

    From beginnen (to begin).

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

Similar words

Anfang

Near-total synonyms for "beginning"; Anfang is the everyday word, Beginn is slightly more formal, often seen in written or official contexts like "Beginn der Veranstaltung."

Practice

1 What does Beginn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Am ___ des Jahres machte sie neue Pläne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Beginn?

See also

noun

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