Fertigstellung

/ˈfɛʁtɪçˌʃtɛlʊŋ/

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
die Fertigstellungen

Meaning

  1. completion

    Built from fertig (finished) + Stellung (position).

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

  • fertig finished
  • Stellung position

Similar words

vollendung

Vollendung also carries a sense of "perfection," bringing something to a peak; Fertigstellung is more neutral, simply finishing — both mean "completion."

Practice

1 What does Fertigstellung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Baus verzögert sich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fertigstellung?

nouncompound

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