Polyglot Dictionary

Gemälde

/ɡəˈmɛːldə/

das 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 Artistic Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Gemälde

Meaning

  1. painting

    • Das Gemälde hängt im Museum.

      The painting hangs in the museum.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

malerei

Malerei is more about painting as an art form or genre; Gemälde is more about an individual painted work.

Similar in other languages

French

peinture

peinture is the French word for the same thing — both mean "painting."

Portuguese

pintura

pintura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "painting."

Practice

1 What does Gemälde mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ hängt im Museum.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gemälde?

noun

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