Heimatort

/ˈhaɪ̯matˌʔɔʁt/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Heimatorte

Meaning

  1. home town

    Built from Heimat (homeland) + Ort (place).

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Heimat homeland
  • Ort place

Similar words

heimatstadt

Heimatort and Heimatstadt are close synonyms for "home town"; Heimatort is more general, which can be a village, Heimatstadt specifically implies a town or city.

Practice

1 What does Heimatort mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie kehrte in ihren ___ zurück.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Heimatort?

nouncompound

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