Polyglot Dictionary

Dampfschiff

/ˈdampfˌʃɪf/

das 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
die Dampfschiffe

Meaning

  1. steamship

    Built from Dampf (steam) + Schiff (ship).

    • Das Dampfschiff fährt den Rhein hinauf.

      The steamship goes up the Rhine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Dampf steam
  • Schiff ship

Practice

1 What does Dampfschiff mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ fährt den Rhein hinauf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Dampfschiff?

nouncompound

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