Polyglot Dictionary

Bergwerk

/ˈbɛʁkˌvɛʁk/

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

Forms

plural
die Bergwerke

Meaning

  1. mine

    Built from Berg (mountain) + Werk (works).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Berg mountain
  • Werk works

Similar words

mine

Bergwerk means "mine," a mining site; Mine also means "mine," but can separately mean a pencil "lead" or a landmine — both share the mining sense.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

garimpo

garimpo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mine."

Portuguese

mina

mina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mine."

Practice

1 What does Bergwerk mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ arbeiten viele Männer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bergwerk?

nouncompound

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