Brandstiftung

/ˈbʁantˌʃtɪftʊŋ/

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
die Brandstiftungen

Meaning

  1. arson

    Built from Brand (fire) + Stiftung (foundation (charitable)).

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

  • Brand fire
  • Stiftung foundation (charitable)

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

incendie criminel

incendie criminel is the French word for the same thing — both mean "arson."

Practice

1 What does Brandstiftung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei ermittelt wegen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Brandstiftung?

nouncompound

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