Polyglot Dictionary

Butterdose

/ˈbʊtɐˌdoːzə/

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

Forms

plural
Butterdosen

Meaning

  1. butter dish

    Built from Butter (butter) + Dose (dish).

    • Die Butterdose steht auf dem Tisch.

      The butter dish is on the table.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Butter butter
  • Dose dish

Practice

1 What does Butterdose mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ steht auf dem Tisch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Butterdose?

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