Polyglot Dictionary

Halskette

/ˈhalsˌkɛtə/

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

Forms

plural
die Halsketten

Meaning

  1. necklace

    Built from Hals (neck) + Kette (chain).

    • Sie trägt eine goldene Halskette.

      She wears a gold necklace.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Hals neck
  • Kette chain

Similar words

kette

Kette has a dual meaning: it is the general word for "chain," and also, like Halskette, means "necklace."

Similar in other languages

French

collier

collier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "necklace."

Portuguese

colar

colar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "necklace."

Practice

1 What does Halskette mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie trägt eine goldene ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Halskette?

nouncompound

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