Blechschere

/ˈblɛçˌʃeːʁə/

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

Forms

plural
Blechscheren

Meaning

  1. tin snips

    Built from Blech (sheet metal) + Schere (scissors).

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

  • Blech sheet metal
  • Schere scissors

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

tesoura-de-chapa

tesoura-de-chapa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tin snips."

Practice

1 What does Blechschere mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er schneidet mit der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Blechschere?

nouncompound

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