Gewitterwolke

/ɡəˈvɪtɐˌvɔlkə/

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

Forms

plural
die Gewitterwolken

Meaning

  1. thundercloud

    Built from Gewitter (thunderstorm) + Wolke (cloud).

    • Eine Gewitterwolke zieht auf.

      A thundercloud is gathering.

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

  • Gewitter thunderstorm
  • Wolke cloud

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

cumulonimbus

Close — a thundercloud is a cumulonimbus.

French

cumulonimbus

cumulonimbus is the French word for the same thing — both mean "thundercloud."

Practice

1 What does Gewitterwolke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eine ___ zieht auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gewitterwolke?

nouncompound

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