Polyglot Dictionary

Fachwerk

/ˈfaxvɛʁk/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Fachwerke

Meaning

  1. half-timbering

    Built from Fach (compartment) + Werk (work).

    • Das Haus ist aus Fachwerk.

      The house is half-timbered.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Fach compartment
  • Werk work

Practice

1 What does Fachwerk mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Haus ist aus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fachwerk?

nouncompound

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