Elfmeter

/ɛlfˈmeːtɐ/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Elfmeter

Meaning

  1. penalty kick

    Built from elf (eleven) + Meter (metre).

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

  • elf eleven
  • Meter metre

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

penalty

penalty is the French word for the same thing — both mean "penalty kick."

Practice

1 What does Elfmeter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er verwandelte den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Elfmeter?

nouncompound

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