Polyglot Dictionary

Bildnis

/ˈbɪltnɪs/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bildnisse

Meaning

  1. portrait, image

    • Das Bildnis der Königin hängt im Schloss.

      The portrait of the queen hangs in the castle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Porträt

Bildnis is slightly more literary or formal; Porträt is more everyday — both mean "portrait."

Practice

1 What does Bildnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ der Königin hängt im Schloss.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bildnis?

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