Garnrolle

/ˈɡaʁnˌʁɔlə/

die 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Garnrollen

Meaning

  1. reel of thread

    Built from Garn (thread) + Rolle (reel).

    • Die Garnrolle ist leer.

      The reel of thread is empty.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Garn thread
  • Rolle reel

Similar words

Spule

Close, near-identical synonyms for "reel/spool of thread."

Similar in other languages

English

spool

spool is the English word for the same thing — both mean "reel of thread."

Practice

1 What does Garnrolle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist leer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Garnrolle?

nouncompound

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