Polyglot Dictionary

Feuerzeug

/ˈfɔɪ̯ɐˌtsɔɪ̯k/

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

Forms

plural
die Feuerzeuge

Meaning

  1. lighter

    Built from Feuer (fire) + Zeug (equipment, stuff).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Feuer fire

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

briquet

briquet is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lighter."

Portuguese

isqueiro

isqueiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lighter."

Practice

1 What does Feuerzeug mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er zündete die Kerze mit einem ___ an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Feuerzeug?

See also

nouncompound

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