Polyglot Dictionary

Fotoapparat

/ˈfoːtoʔapaˌʁaːt/

der 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 Fotoapparate

Meaning

  1. camera

    Built from Foto (photo) + Apparat (apparatus).

    • Er hat seinen Fotoapparat dabei.

      He has his camera with him.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Foto photo
  • Apparat apparatus

Similar words

kamera

Fotoapparat is slightly old-fashioned or formal; Kamera is the modern everyday term, and also covers video cameras.

Similar in other languages

French

appareil photo

appareil photo is the French word for the same thing — both mean "camera."

Portuguese

câmera

câmera is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "camera."

Practice

1 What does Fotoapparat mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat seinen ___ dabei.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fotoapparat?

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