Polyglot Dictionary

Heuschrecke

/ˈhɔɪ̯ˌʃʁɛkə/

die 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
Heuschrecken

Meaning

  1. grasshopper

    Built from Heu (hay) + Schrecke (jumper).

    • Eine Heuschrecke sprang ins Gras.

      A grasshopper jumped into the grass.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Heu hay
  • Schrecke jumper

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

sauterelle

sauterelle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "grasshopper."

Portuguese

gafanhoto

gafanhoto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "grasshopper."

Practice

1 What does Heuschrecke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eine ___ sprang ins Gras.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Heuschrecke?

nouncompound

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