Bergsteiger

/ˈbɛʁkˌʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ/

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.

Forms

plural
die Bergsteiger

Meaning

  1. mountaineer

    Built from Berg (mountain) + Steiger (climber).

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

Made of

  • Berg mountain
  • Steiger climber

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alpinista

alpinista is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mountaineer."

Portuguese

montanhista

montanhista is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mountaineer."

Practice

1 What does Bergsteiger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ erreichte den Gipfel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bergsteiger?

nouncompound

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