Polyglot Dictionary

Freundschaft

/ˈfʁɔɪ̯ntʃaft/

die 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 Freundschaften

Meaning

  1. friendship

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Bekanntschaft

A Bekanntschaft (acquaintance) is just knowing someone — pleasant, but shallow. Freundschaft implies real closeness and commitment.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

amistad

amistad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "friendship."

Portuguese

amizade

amizade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "friendship."

Practice

1 What does Freundschaft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Unsere ___ besteht seit der Schulzeit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Freundschaft?

See also

Usage notes

Built from Freund plus the suffix -schaft, which turns a person into the relationship or state around them (as in English -ship, in friendship). Since -schaft isn't a word on its own, this entry doesn't list it as a separate compound component.

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