Polyglot Dictionary

Bergsteigen

/ˈbɛʁkˌʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩/

das 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

Meaning

  1. mountaineering

    Built from Berg (mountain) + steigen (climb).

    • Er liebt das Bergsteigen.

      He loves mountaineering.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Berg mountain
  • steigen climb

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

alpinisme

alpinisme is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mountaineering."

Portuguese

alpinismo

alpinismo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mountaineering."

Practice

1 What does Bergsteigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er liebt das ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bergsteigen?

nouncompound

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