Polyglot Dictionary

Fingerabdruck

/ˈfɪŋɐˌʔapdʁʊk/

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
die Fingerabdrücke

Meaning

  1. fingerprint

    Built from Finger (finger) + Abdruck (print).

    • Die Polizei fand Fingerabdrücke.

      The police found fingerprints.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Finger finger
  • Abdruck print

Practice

1 What does Fingerabdruck mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei fand ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fingerabdruck?

nouncompound

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