Enkel

/ˈɛŋkl̩/

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
die Enkel

Meaning

  1. grandson, grandchild

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

enkelkind

Enkel traditionally leans "grandson" but is also used generically; Enkelkind is the gender-neutral word for "grandchild."

Practice

1 What does Enkel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Meine ___ besuchen mich am Sonntag.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Enkel?

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