Blattlaus

/ˈblatˌlaʊ̯s/

die 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Blattläuse

Meaning

  1. aphid

    Built from Blatt (leaf) + Laus (louse).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Blatt leaf
  • Laus louse

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

puceron

puceron is the French word for the same thing — both mean "aphid."

Practice

1 What does Blattlaus mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ befallen die Rosen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Blattlaus?

nouncompound

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