Polyglot Dictionary

Geburtshilfe

/ɡəˈbʊʁtsˌhɪlfə/

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

Meaning

  1. obstetrics, midwifery

    Built from Geburt (birth) + Hilfe (help).

    • Sie arbeitet in der Geburtshilfe.

      She works in obstetrics.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Geburt birth
  • Hilfe help

Practice

1 What does Geburtshilfe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie arbeitet in der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geburtshilfe?

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