Polyglot Dictionary

Blechdose

/ˈblɛçˌdoːzə/

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 Blechdosen

Meaning

  1. tin

    Built from Blech (tin plate) + Dose (can).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Blech tin plate
  • Dose can

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

estaño

estaño is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "tin."

Practice

1 What does Blechdose mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Kekse sind in einer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Blechdose?

nouncompound

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