Polyglot Dictionary

Briefumschlag

/ˈbʁiːfˌʔʊmʃlaːk/

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 Briefumschläge

Meaning

  1. envelope

    Built from Brief (letter) + Umschlag (cover).

    • Ich brauche einen Briefumschlag.

      I need an envelope.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Brief letter
  • Umschlag cover

Similar words

Umschlag

Briefumschlag specifically means a letter envelope; Umschlag is more general and can also mean a book cover, a medical compress, or a business "turnover."

Similar in other languages

French

enveloppe

enveloppe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "envelope."

Portuguese

envelope

envelope is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "envelope."

Practice

1 What does Briefumschlag mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich brauche einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Briefumschlag?

nouncompound

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