Polyglot Dictionary

Eigenheim

/ˈaɪ̯ɡn̩ˌhaɪ̯m/

das 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 Eigenheime

Meaning

  1. home of one's own

    Built from eigen (own) + Heim (home).

    • Sie träumen vom Eigenheim.

      They dream of a home of their own.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • eigen own
  • Heim home

Practice

1 What does Eigenheim mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie träumen vom ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Eigenheim?

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