Brigadegeneral

/bʁiˈɡaːdəɡenəˌʁaːl/

der noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
Brigadegenerale

Meaning

  1. brigadier general

    Built from Brigade (brigade) + General (general).

    • Der Brigadegeneral gab den Befehl.

      The brigadier general gave the order.

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

  • Brigade brigade
  • General general

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

brigadier

brigadier is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "brigadier (general)."

Practice

1 What does Brigadegeneral mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ gab den Befehl.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Brigadegeneral?

nouncompound

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