Polyglot Dictionary

Fingerhut

/ˈfɪŋɐˌhuːt/

der noun B2

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
Fingerhüte

Meaning

  1. thimble

    Built from Finger (finger) + Hut (hat).

    • Sie nimmt den Fingerhut.

      She takes the thimble.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Finger finger
  • Hut hat

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

dedal

dedal is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "thimble."

Portuguese

dedal

dedal is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "thimble."

Practice

1 What does Fingerhut mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie nimmt den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fingerhut?

nouncompound

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