Polyglot Dictionary

Hinweis

/ˈhɪnvaɪ̯s/

der 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 Hinweise

Meaning

  1. hint, clue, notice

    From hinweisen (to point out).

    • Sie gab ihm einen wichtigen Hinweis.

      She gave him an important clue.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

anhaltspunkt

Close synonyms for a clue or indication pointing toward an answer.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

indício

Close — a hint/clue relates to indício (clue).

Practice

1 What does Hinweis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie gab ihm einen wichtigen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hinweis?

noun

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