Polyglot Dictionary

Fallschirm

/ˈfalˌʃɪʁm/

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 Fallschirme

Meaning

  1. parachute

    Built from fallen (to fall) + Schirm (shield).

    • Er springt mit dem Fallschirm ab.

      He jumps with a parachute.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • fallen to fall
  • Schirm shield

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

paracaídas

paracaídas is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "parachute."

Portuguese

para-quedas

para-quedas is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "parachute."

Practice

1 What does Fallschirm mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er springt mit dem ___ ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fallschirm?

nouncompound

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