Polyglot Dictionary

Futterhäuschen

/ˈfʊtɐˌhɔɪ̯sçən/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Forms

plural
Futterhäuschen

Meaning

  1. bird feeder

    Built from Futter (feed) + Häuschen (little house).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Futter feed
  • Häuschen little house

Similar words

Vogelhäuschen

Vogelhäuschen is the more common, intuitive term for a bird feeder, literally "little bird house"; Futterhäuschen emphasizes the feeding function specifically, "little feed house."

Similar in other languages

French

mangeoire

mangeoire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bird feeder."

Practice

1 What does Futterhäuschen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im Winter füllen wir das ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Futterhäuschen?

nouncompound

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