Polyglot Dictionary

Feinkostladen

/ˈfaɪ̯nkɔstˌlaːdn̩/

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

Forms

plural
Feinkostläden

Meaning

  1. delicatessen

    Built from Feinkost (delicacies) + Laden (shop).

    • Er kauft Käse im Feinkostladen.

      He buys cheese at the delicatessen.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Feinkost delicacies
  • Laden shop

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

charcuterie

charcuterie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "delicatessen."

Practice

1 What does Feinkostladen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er kauft Käse im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Feinkostladen?

nouncompound

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