Polyglot Dictionary

Bienenwachs

/ˈbiːnənˌvaks/

das 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

Meaning

  1. beeswax

    Built from Biene (bee) + Wachs (wax).

    • Die Kerze ist aus Bienenwachs.

      The candle is made of beeswax.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Biene bee
  • Wachs wax

Practice

1 What does Bienenwachs mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Kerze ist aus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bienenwachs?

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