Polyglot Dictionary

Essstäbchen

/ˈɛsˌʃtɛːpçən/

das 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 Essstäbchen

Meaning

  1. chopstick

    Built from essen (to eat) + Stäbchen (little stick).

    • Er isst mit Essstäbchen.

      He eats with chopsticks.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • essen to eat
  • Stäbchen little stick

Practice

1 What does Essstäbchen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er isst mit ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Essstäbchen?

nouncompound

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