Polyglot Dictionary

Bodenschatz

/ˈboːdn̩ˌʃats/

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
die Bodenschätze

Meaning

  1. mineral resource

    Built from Boden (floor) + Schatz (treasure).

    • Das Land hat viele Bodenschätze.

      The country has many mineral resources.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Boden floor
  • Schatz treasure

Practice

1 What does Bodenschatz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Land hat viele ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bodenschatz?

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