Polyglot Dictionary

Gebäudereiniger

/ɡəˈbɔɪ̯dəˌʁaɪ̯nɪɡɐ/

der noun B2

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

Forms

plural
die Gebäudereiniger

Meaning

  1. building cleaner

    Built from Gebäude (building) + Reiniger (cleaner).

    • Der Gebäudereiniger putzt die Fenster.

      The building cleaner cleans the windows.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Gebäude building
  • Reiniger cleaner

Similar words

putzfrau

Putzfrau more specifically means a female cleaning lady or housekeeper; Gebäudereiniger is more formal, a professional, gender-neutral term for a building cleaner.

Practice

1 What does Gebäudereiniger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ putzt die Fenster.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gebäudereiniger?

nouncompound

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