Polyglot Dictionary

Himmelbett

/ˈhɪml̩ˌbɛt/

das 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 Himmelbetten

Meaning

  1. four-poster bed, canopy bed

    Built from Himmel (sky, canopy) + Bett (bed).

    • Im Schloss stand ein prächtiges Himmelbett.

      In the castle stood a magnificent four-poster bed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Himmel sky, canopy
  • Bett bed

Practice

1 What does Himmelbett mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im Schloss stand ein prächtiges ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Himmelbett?

See also

nouncompound

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