Polyglot Dictionary

Hirschgeweih

/ˈhɪʁʃɡəˌvaɪ̯/

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
Hirschgeweihe

Meaning

  1. antlers

    Built from Hirsch (deer) + Geweih (antlers).

    • Ein Hirschgeweih hängt an der Wand.

      Antlers hang on the wall.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Hirsch deer
  • Geweih antlers

Similar words

geweih

Hirschgeweih specifically refers to a stag's or red deer's antlers; Geweih is the general word for "antlers," of any deer species.

Practice

1 What does Hirschgeweih mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein ___ hängt an der Wand.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hirschgeweih?

nouncompound

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