Briefmarke

/ˈbʁiːfˌmaʁkə/

die 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 Briefmarken

Meaning

  1. postage stamp

    Built from Brief (letter) + Marke (mark, brand).

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

  • Brief letter

Similar words

Stempel

Briefmarke is specifically a postage stamp, stuck on an envelope; Stempel is a rubber stamp or seal used to mark a document, completely different object.

Similar in other languages

English

stamp

stamp is the English word for the same thing — both mean "postage stamp."

Practice

1 What does Briefmarke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er klebte eine ___ auf den Umschlag.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Briefmarke?

See also

nouncompound

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