Polyglot Dictionary

Gehstock

/ˈɡeːˌʃtɔk/

der 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 General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Gehstöcke

Meaning

  1. walking stick

    • Der alte Mann geht mit einem Gehstock.

      The old man walks with a walking stick.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

spazierstock

Gehstock and Spazierstock are close synonyms for "walking stick," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

bastón

bastón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "walking stick."

Portuguese

bengala

bengala is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "walking stick."

Practice

1 What does Gehstock mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der alte Mann geht mit einem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gehstock?

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