Polyglot Dictionary

Blutegel

/ˈbluːtˌʔeːɡl̩/

der 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

Forms

plural
Blutegel

Meaning

  1. leech

    Built from Blut (blood) + Egel (leech).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Blut blood
  • Egel leech

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

sanguijuela

sanguijuela is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "leech."

Practice

1 What does Blutegel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein ___ saugte Blut.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Blutegel?

nouncompound

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