Brillenglas

/ˈbʁɪlənˌɡlaːs/

das noun B1

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 Brillengläser

Meaning

  1. spectacle lens

    Built from Brille (glasses) + Glas (glass).

    • Das Brillenglas ist zerkratzt.

      The spectacle lens is scratched.

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

  • Brille glasses
  • Glas glass

Practice

1 What does Brillenglas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ ist zerkratzt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Brillenglas?

nouncompound

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