Polyglot Dictionary

Dachboden

/ˈdaxˌboːdn̩/

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 Dachböden

Meaning

  1. attic

    Built from Dach (roof) + Boden (floor).

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Dach roof
  • Boden floor

Similar words

dachgeschoss

Dachgeschoss is more formal, like an attic floor or loft conversion; Dachboden is more everyday, "attic."

Similar in other languages

French

grenier

grenier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "attic."

Portuguese

sótão

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

Practice

1 What does Dachboden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Auf dem ___ liegen alte Kisten.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Dachboden?

nouncompound

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