Polyglot Dictionary

Essbesteck

/ˈɛsbəˌʃtɛk/

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

Forms

plural
Essbestecke

Meaning

  1. cutlery

    Built from essen (to eat) + Besteck (cutlery).

    • Das Essbesteck liegt auf dem Tisch.

      The cutlery is on the table.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • essen to eat
  • Besteck cutlery

Similar words

Besteck

Near-total synonyms for "cutlery," essentially interchangeable; Besteck is the everyday short word (and can also mean a surgical instrument set), Essbesteck is the fuller, explicit term.

Practice

1 What does Essbesteck mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ liegt auf dem Tisch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Essbesteck?

nouncompound

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