Polyglot Dictionary

Geheimwaffe

/ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌvafə/

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 Military Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Geheimwaffen

Meaning

  1. secret weapon

    Built from geheim (secret) + Waffe (weapon).

    • Ihr Lächeln war ihre beste Geheimwaffe.

      Her smile was her best secret weapon.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • geheim secret
  • Waffe weapon

Practice

1 What does Geheimwaffe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ihr Lächeln war ihre beste ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geheimwaffe?

See also

nouncompound

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