Halskrause

/ˈhalsˌkʁaʊ̯zə/

die 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
die Halskrausen

Meaning

  1. ruff, neck collar

    Built from Hals (neck) + Krause (ruffle, frill).

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

  • Hals neck
  • Krause ruffle, frill

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

babado

Close — a ruff/neck collar is a kind of frill.

Practice

1 What does Halskrause mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Verletzte musste eine ___ tragen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Halskrause?

See also

nouncompound

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