Polyglot Dictionary

Bienenstock

/ˈbiːnənˌʃtɔk/

der noun B2

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
Bienenstöcke

Meaning

  1. beehive

    Built from Biene (bee) + Stock (stick, hive).

    • Der Bienenstock summt.

      The beehive hums.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Biene bee
  • Stock stick, hive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

ruche

ruche is the French word for the same thing — both mean "beehive."

Portuguese

colmeia

colmeia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "beehive."

Practice

1 What does Bienenstock mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ summt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bienenstock?

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