Drehscheibe

/ˈdʁeːˌʃaɪ̯bə/

die 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
Drehscheiben

Meaning

  1. turntable, hub

    Built from drehen (turn) + Scheibe (disc).

    • Frankfurt ist eine Drehscheibe.

      Frankfurt is a hub.

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

  • drehen turn
  • Scheibe disc

Practice

1 What does Drehscheibe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Frankfurt ist eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Drehscheibe?

nouncompound

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