Doppelgänger

/ˈdɔpl̩ˌɡɛŋɐ/

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

Forms

plural
Doppelgänger

Meaning

  1. double, lookalike

    Built from doppelt (double) + Gänger (goer).

    • Er hat einen Doppelgänger.

      He has a lookalike.

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

  • doppelt double
  • Gänger goer

Practice

1 What does Doppelgänger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Doppelgänger?

nouncompound

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