Polyglot Dictionary

Branntwein

/ˈbʁantˌvaɪ̯n/

der noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Forms

plural
Branntweine

Meaning

  1. spirits

    Built from brennen (distil) + Wein (wine).

    • Er trank Branntwein.

      He drank spirits.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • brennen distil
  • Wein wine

Similar words

Schnaps

Branntwein is the formal/legal term for distilled spirits; Schnaps is the everyday word for the same thing.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ánimo

ánimo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "spirits."

Practice

1 What does Branntwein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er trank ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Branntwein?

nouncompound

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