Polyglot Dictionary

Haltestelle

/ˈhaltəˌʃtɛlə/

die noun A1

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 Haltestellen

Meaning

  1. stop (bus, tram)

    Built from halt (stop!) + Stelle (spot).

    • Die Haltestelle ist gleich um die Ecke.

      The stop is right around the corner.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • halt stop!
  • Stelle spot

Similar words

Bahnhof

A Haltestelle is any transit stop — a bus or tram stop, often just a sign or a small shelter. Bahnhof specifically means a train station: a building, with a platform and often a ticket hall.

Practice

1 What does Haltestelle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist gleich um die Ecke.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Haltestelle?

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