Polyglot Dictionary

Feuerlöscher

/ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌlœʃɐ/

der noun B1

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
Feuerlöscher

Meaning

  1. fire extinguisher

    Built from Feuer (fire) + Löscher (extinguisher).

    • Der Feuerlöscher hängt im Flur.

      The fire extinguisher hangs in the hallway.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Feuer fire
  • Löscher extinguisher

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

extintor

extintor is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "fire extinguisher."

French

extincteur

extincteur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fire extinguisher."

Practice

1 What does Feuerlöscher mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ hängt im Flur.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Feuerlöscher?

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