Geschirrspüler

/ɡəˈʃɪʁˌʃpyːlɐ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Geschirrspüler

Meaning

  1. dishwasher

    Built from Geschirr (crockery) + Spüler (washer).

    • Der Geschirrspüler ist voll.

      The dishwasher is full.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Geschirr crockery
  • Spüler washer

Similar words

Spülmaschine

Geschirrspüler and Spülmaschine are close synonyms for "dishwasher," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

lave-vaisselle

lave-vaisselle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dishwasher."

Portuguese

lava-louça

lava-louça is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dishwasher."

Practice

1 What does Geschirrspüler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ ist voll.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geschirrspüler?

nouncompound

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