Geschmacksrichtung

/ɡəˈʃmaksˌʁɪçtʊŋ/

die noun B2

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 Geschmacksrichtungen

Meaning

  1. flavor, flavor variety

    Built from Geschmack (taste) + Richtung (direction).

    • Das Eis gibt es in vielen Geschmacksrichtungen.

      The ice cream comes in many flavors.

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

  • Geschmack taste
  • Richtung direction

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

smell

Close — flavor and smell are closely linked senses.

Practice

1 What does Geschmacksrichtung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Eis gibt es in vielen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geschmacksrichtung?

See also

nouncompound

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