Hafenstadt

/ˈhaːfn̩ˌʃtat/

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 Hafenstädte

Meaning

  1. port city

    Built from Hafen (harbor) + Stadt (city).

    • Hamburg ist eine große Hafenstadt.

      Hamburg is a large port city.

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

Made of

  • Hafen harbor
  • Stadt city

Practice

1 What does Hafenstadt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hamburg ist eine große ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hafenstadt?

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