Fernglas

/ˈfɛʁnˌɡlaːs/

das noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Ferngläser

Meaning

  1. binoculars

    Built from fern (far) + Glas (glass (drinking vessel).

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

  • fern far
  • Glas glass (drinking vessel

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

jumelles

jumelles is the French word for the same thing — both mean "binoculars."

Portuguese

binóculo

binóculo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "binoculars."

Practice

1 What does Fernglas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mit dem ___ sehen wir die Vögel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fernglas?

nouncompound

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