Halbpension

/ˈhalpˌpãziˌoːn/

die noun A2

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. half board

    Built from halb (half) + Pension (guesthouse).

    • Wir haben Halbpension gebucht.

      We have booked half board.

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

  • halb half
  • Pension guesthouse

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

demi-pension

demi-pension is the French word for the same thing — both mean "half board."

Practice

1 What does Halbpension mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir haben ___ gebucht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Halbpension?

nouncompound

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