Polyglot Dictionary

Enkelkind

/ˈɛŋkl̩ˌkɪnt/

das 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

Forms

plural
die Enkelkinder

Meaning

  1. grandchild

    Built from Enkel (grandchild) + Kind (child).

    • Sie hat drei Enkelkinder.

      She has three grandchildren.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Enkel grandchild
  • Kind child

Similar words

enkel

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

Practice

1 What does Enkelkind mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hat drei ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Enkelkind?

nouncompound

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