Polyglot Dictionary

Drachenflieger

/ˈdʁaxn̩ˌfliːɡɐ/

der 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 Drachenflieger

Meaning

  1. hang-glider

    Built from Drachen (kite, dragon) + Flieger (flyer).

    • Der Drachenflieger springt vom Berg.

      The hang-glider jumps off the mountain.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Drachen kite, dragon
  • Flieger flyer

Similar words

segelflugzeug

Drachenflieger means "hang-glider," a person hanging from a foot-launched wing; Segelflugzeug means "glider," an actual aircraft with a cockpit — a different kind of "glider."

Practice

1 What does Drachenflieger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ springt vom Berg.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Drachenflieger?

nouncompound

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