Handbewegung

/ˈhantbəˌveːɡʊŋ/

die noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
die Handbewegungen

Meaning

  1. hand gesture, movement of the hand

    Built from Hand (hand) + Bewegung (movement).

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

  • Hand hand
  • Bewegung movement

Practice

1 What does Handbewegung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mit einer knappen ___ winkte sie ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Handbewegung?

See also

nouncompound

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