Polyglot Dictionary

Hechtsprung

/ˈhɛçtˌʃpʁʊŋ/

der noun B2

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

Forms

plural
die Hechtsprünge

Meaning

  1. pike dive, diving leap

    Built from Hecht (pike, the fish) + Sprung (jump).

    • Der Torwart parierte den Ball mit einem Hechtsprung.

      The goalkeeper stopped the ball with a diving leap.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Hecht pike
  • Sprung jump

Practice

1 What does Hechtsprung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Torwart parierte den Ball mit einem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hechtsprung?

See also

nouncompound

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