Dachrinne

/ˈdaxˌʁɪnə/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Dachrinnen

Meaning

  1. gutter

    Built from Dach (roof) + Rinne (channel).

    • Die Dachrinne ist verstopft.

      The gutter is blocked.

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

  • Dach roof
  • Rinne channel

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

gouttière

gouttière is the French word for the same thing — both mean "gutter."

Practice

1 What does Dachrinne mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist verstopft.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Dachrinne?

nouncompound

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