Polyglot Dictionary

Gebirgskette

/ɡəˈbɪʁkskɛtə/

die 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
Gebirgsketten

Meaning

  1. mountain range

    Built from Gebirge (mountains) + Kette (chain).

    • Die Gebirgskette ist steil.

      The mountain range is steep.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Gebirge mountains
  • Kette chain

Similar words

gebirge

Gebirgskette specifically means a "mountain chain" — a linear series of connected peaks; Gebirge means a mountain range or mountainous region generally.

Similar in other languages

French

massif montagneux

massif montagneux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mountain range."

Portuguese

cordilheira

cordilheira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "mountain range."

Practice

1 What does Gebirgskette mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist steil.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gebirgskette?

nouncompound

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