Polyglot Dictionary

Haustier

/ˈhaʊ̯sˌtiːɐ̯/

das 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 Haustiere

Meaning

  1. pet

    Built from Haus (house) + Tier (animal).

    • Hast du ein Haustier?

      Do you have a pet?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Haus house
  • Tier animal

Similar words

Liebling

Close, figuratively — "a darling/favorite" can affectionately describe a beloved pet.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

mascota

mascota is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pet."

Practice

1 What does Haustier mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hast du ein ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Haustier?

nouncompound

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