Polyglot Dictionary

Elterngeld

/ˈɛltɐnˌɡɛlt/

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

Meaning

  1. parental allowance

    Built from Eltern (parents) + Geld (money).

    • Sie beantragt Elterngeld.

      She applies for parental allowance.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Eltern parents
  • Geld money

Practice

1 What does Elterngeld mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie beantragt ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Elterngeld?

nouncompound

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