Polyglot Dictionary

Herzstück

/ˈhɛʁtsˌʃtʏk/

das 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
die Herzstücke

Meaning

  1. centrepiece

    Built from Herz (heart) + Stück (piece).

    • Der Garten ist das Herzstück des Hauses.

      The garden is the centrepiece of the house.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Herz heart
  • Stück piece

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

centerpiece

centerpiece is the English word for the same thing — both mean "centrepiece."

Practice

1 What does Herzstück mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Garten ist das ___ des Hauses.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Herzstück?

nouncompound

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