Polyglot Dictionary

Bildunterschrift

/ˈbɪltʔʊntɐʃʁɪft/

die 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 Bildunterschriften

Meaning

  1. caption

    Built from Bild (picture) + Unterschrift (signature).

    • Die Bildunterschrift war lustiger als das Foto selbst.

      The caption was funnier than the photo itself.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Bild picture
  • Unterschrift signature
Read the article about words built from Bild

Practice

1 What does Bildunterschrift mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ war lustiger als das Foto selbst.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bildunterschrift?

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