Polyglot Dictionary

Briefkasten

/ˈbʁiːfˌkastn̩/

der 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

Forms

plural
die Briefkästen

Meaning

  1. letterbox

    Built from Brief (letter) + Kasten (box).

    • Der Briefkasten ist leer.

      The letterbox is empty.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Brief letter
  • Kasten box

Practice

1 What does Briefkasten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ ist leer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Briefkasten?

nouncompound

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