Federkiel

/ˈfeːdɐˌkiːl/

der 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Federkiele

Meaning

  1. quill pen

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Feder feather, pen
  • Kiel quill, keel

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

quill

quill is the English word for the same thing — both mean "quill pen."

Practice

1 What does Federkiel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er schrieb den Brief mit einem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Federkiel?

See also

nouncompound

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