Polyglot Dictionary

Erstklässler

/ˈeːɐ̯stˌklɛslɐ/

der noun B1

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

Forms

plural
die Erstklässler

Meaning

  1. first-year student, first grader

    Built from erst (first) + Klasse (class/grade) + the agent suffix -ler.

    • Die Erstklässler waren aufgeregt am ersten Schultag.

      The first-year students were excited on the first day of school.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • erst first
  • Klasse class, grade

Practice

1 What does Erstklässler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ waren aufgeregt am ersten Schultag.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Erstklässler?

See also

nouncompound

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