Eisvogel

/ˈaɪ̯sˌfoːɡl̩/

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

Forms

plural
Eisvögel

Meaning

  1. kingfisher

    Built from Eis (ice) + Vogel (bird).

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

  • Eis ice
  • Vogel bird

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

martim-pescador

martim-pescador is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "kingfisher."

Practice

1 What does Eisvogel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ taucht nach Fischen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Eisvogel?

nouncompound

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