Polyglot Dictionary

Bleistift

/ˈblaɪ̯ʃtɪft/

der noun A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Bleistifte

Meaning

  1. pencil

    Built from Blei (lead) + Stift (pen).

    • Ich schreibe mit einem Bleistift.

      I write with a pencil.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Blei lead
  • Stift pen

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

crayon

crayon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pencil."

Portuguese

lápis

lápis is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pencil."

Practice

1 What does Bleistift mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich schreibe mit einem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bleistift?

nouncompound

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