Großeltern

/ˈɡʁoːsˌʔɛltɐn/

die noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. grandparents

    Built from groß (big) + Eltern (parents).

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

  • groß big
  • Eltern parents

Practice

1 What does Großeltern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Meine ___ wohnen auf dem Land.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Großeltern?

nouncompound

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