Polyglot Dictionary

Denkmalschutz

/ˈdɛŋkmaːlˌʃʊts/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. heritage protection

    Built from Denkmal (monument) + Schutz (protection).

    • Das Haus steht unter Denkmalschutz.

      The house is a listed building.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Denkmal monument
  • Schutz protection

Similar words

Erbe

Close, figuratively — both relate to preserving a heritage, Erbe the inheritance itself, Denkmalschutz the protection of historic monuments.

Similar in other languages

English

inheritance

Close, figuratively — heritage protection relates to inheritance.

Practice

1 What does Denkmalschutz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Haus steht unter ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Denkmalschutz?

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