Polyglot Dictionary

Harnisch

/ˈhaʁnɪʃ/

der 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

Forms

plural
Harnische

Meaning

  1. armour

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Rüstung

Harnisch specifically refers to a full body armor or breastplate, a specific piece; Rüstung is the general word for "armor, armament," which can include weapons too.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

armadura

armadura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "armour."

Portuguese

couraça

couraça is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "armour."

Practice

1 What does Harnisch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Ritter trug einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Harnisch?

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