Polyglot Dictionary

Himmelsrichtung

/ˈhɪml̩sˌʁɪçtʊŋ/

die noun B1

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 Himmelsrichtungen

Meaning

  1. cardinal direction, compass direction

    Built from Himmel (sky) + Richtung (direction).

    • Der Kompass zeigt die vier Himmelsrichtungen.

      The compass shows the four cardinal directions.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Himmel sky
  • Richtung direction

Practice

1 What does Himmelsrichtung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Kompass zeigt die vier ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Himmelsrichtung?

See also

nouncompound

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