Polyglot Dictionary

Deckenlampe

/ˈdɛkŋ̍ˌlampə/

die 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 Deckenlampen

Meaning

  1. ceiling light

    Built from Decke (ceiling) + Lampe (lamp).

    • Die Deckenlampe ist kaputt.

      The ceiling light is broken.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Decke ceiling
  • Lampe lamp

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

plafonnier

plafonnier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "ceiling light."

Practice

1 What does Deckenlampe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist kaputt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Deckenlampe?

nouncompound

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