Fortpflanzung
/ˈfɔʁtˌpflantsʊŋ/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Fortpflanzung is the native German biological term for reproduction, used in everyday and scientific contexts; Reproduktion is the international loanword, which also covers non-biological senses like reproducing an artwork.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
reproducción is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "reproduction."
Portuguese
reprodução is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "reproduction."
Practice
1 What does Fortpflanzung mean?
reproduction
2 Fill the gap: Die ___ der Tiere findet im Frühling statt.
Full sentence: Die Fortpflanzung der Tiere findet im Frühling statt. (The animals' reproduction takes place in spring.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fortpflanzung?
Fortpflanzung: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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