Polyglot Dictionary

Buchfink

/ˈbuːxˌfɪŋk/

der 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

Forms

plural
Buchfinken

Meaning

  1. chaffinch

    Built from Buche (beech) + Fink (finch).

    • Der Buchfink singt im Baum.

      The chaffinch sings in the tree.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Buche beech
  • Fink finch

Practice

1 What does Buchfink mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ singt im Baum.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Buchfink?

nouncompound

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