Polyglot Dictionary

Futtermittel

/ˈfʊtɐˌmɪtl̩/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Futtermittel

Meaning

  1. animal feed

    Built from Futter (feed) + Mittel (means).

    • Der Bauer kauft Futtermittel.

      The farmer buys animal feed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Futter feed
  • Mittel means

Similar words

tierfutter

Futtermittel is the more technical, agricultural term used in industry and regulation; Tierfutter is the everyday word for pet or animal food.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pienso

pienso is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "animal feed."

Practice

1 What does Futtermittel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Bauer kauft ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Futtermittel?

nouncompound

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