Polyglot Dictionary

Gänsehaut

/ˈɡɛnzəˌhaʊ̯t/

die noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. goosebumps

    Built from Gans (goose) + Haut (skin).

    • Die Musik gab mir Gänsehaut.

      The music gave me goosebumps.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Gans goose
  • Haut skin

Practice

1 What does Gänsehaut mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Musik gab mir ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gänsehaut?

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