Brieftaube

/ˈbʁiːfˌtaʊ̯bə/

die noun B2

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Brieftauben

Meaning

  1. carrier pigeon

    Built from Brief (letter) + Taube (pigeon).

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
  • Taube pigeon

Practice

1 What does Brieftaube mean?

2 Fill the gap: Früher nutzte man ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Brieftaube?

nouncompound

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