Fernstraße

/ˈfɛʁnˌʃtʁaːsə/

die 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Fernstraßen

Meaning

  1. trunk road

    Built from fern (distant) + Straße (road).

    • Die Fernstraße führt nach Berlin.

      The trunk road leads to Berlin.

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

Made of

  • fern distant
  • Straße road

Practice

1 What does Fernstraße mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ führt nach Berlin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fernstraße?

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