Hagelkorn

/ˈhaːɡl̩ˌkɔʁn/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
Hagelkörner

Meaning

  1. hailstone

    Built from Hagel (hail) + Korn (grain).

    • Ein Hagelkorn traf das Auto.

      A hailstone hit the car.

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

  • Hagel hail
  • Korn grain

Practice

1 What does Hagelkorn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein ___ traf das Auto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hagelkorn?

nouncompound

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