Polyglot Dictionary

Formation

/fɔʁmaˈtsi̯oːn/

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

Forms

plural
die Formationen

Meaning

  1. formation

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gebilde

Gebilde is more about a shape or structure that has formed, like a rock formation; Formation is more general, like a military formation or cloud formation.

Practice

1 What does Formation mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Flugzeuge flogen in ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Formation?

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