Polyglot Dictionary

Brennnessel

/ˈbʁɛnˌnɛsl̩/

die 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

Forms

plural
die Brennnesseln

Meaning

  1. stinging nettle

    Built from brennen (to burn) + Nessel (nettle).

    • Ich habe mich an einer Brennnessel verbrannt.

      I got stung by a stinging nettle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • brennen to burn
  • Nessel nettle

Practice

1 What does Brennnessel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe mich an einer ___ verbrannt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Brennnessel?

nouncompound

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