Bohrer

/ˈboːʁɐ/

der 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Bohrer

Meaning

  1. drill, drill bit

    From bohren (to drill).

    • Er brauchte einen größeren Bohrer.

      He needed a bigger drill bit.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

bohrmaschine

Bohrer can specifically mean the drill bit, the tool attachment; Bohrmaschine means the whole drill machine.

Practice

1 What does Bohrer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er brauchte einen größeren ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bohrer?

See also

noun

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