Brettspiel

/ˈbʁɛtˌʃpiːl/

das noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Brettspiele

Meaning

  1. board game

    Built from Brett (board) + Spiel (game).

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

  • Brett board
  • Spiel game

Similar words

Spielbrett

Watch the word order: Brettspiel is the game itself, like chess or Monopoly; Spielbrett is the physical board the game is played on.

Practice

1 What does Brettspiel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Am Abend spielen wir ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Brettspiel?

nouncompound

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