Polyglot Dictionary

Eishockey

/ˈaɪ̯sˌhɔke/

das noun B1

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

Meaning

  1. ice hockey

    Built from Eis (ice) + Hockey (hockey).

    • Er spielt Eishockey.

      He plays ice hockey.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Eis ice
  • Hockey hockey

Similar words

Hockey

Watch out: Eishockey is specifically ice hockey; Hockey alone usually refers to field hockey, a different sport.

Practice

1 What does Eishockey mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er spielt ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Eishockey?

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