Polyglot Dictionary

Fußgänger

/ˈfuːsˌɡɛŋɐ/

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 (same form)
die Fußgänger

Meaning

  1. pedestrian

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Fuß foot
  • Gänger goer — from gehen, to go/walk

Similar words

Passant

A Passant (loanword, from French) is simply someone passing by a place — no contrast with drivers or cyclists implied. Fußgänger specifically means a person travelling on foot, as opposed to by car or bicycle — the word road signs and traffic law actually use.

Similar in other languages

French

piéton

piéton is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pedestrian."

Portuguese

pedestre

pedestre is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pedestrian."

Practice

1 What does Fußgänger mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ haben hier Vorrang.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fußgänger?

See also

nouncompoundtravel

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