Polyglot Dictionary

bewaffnet

/bəˈvafnət/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. armed

    Built from be- (provide) + Waffe (weapon).

    • Der Täter war bewaffnet.

      The culprit was armed.

Made of

  • be- provide
  • Waffe weapon

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

armado

armado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "armed."

Practice

1 What does bewaffnet mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Täter war ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bewaffnet?

adjectivecompound

Last updated