Polyglot Dictionary

Grabstein

/ˈɡʁaːpˌʃtaɪ̯n/

der 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

Forms

plural
Grabsteine

Meaning

  1. gravestone

    Built from Grab (grave) + Stein (stone).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Grab grave
  • Stein stone

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

lápida

lápida is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "gravestone."

Portuguese

lápide

lápide is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gravestone."

Practice

1 What does Grabstein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Auf dem ___ steht ein Name.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Grabstein?

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