Hochhaus

/ˈhoːxˌhaʊ̯s/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Hochhäuser

Meaning

  1. high-rise

    Built from hoch (high) + Haus (building).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • hoch high
  • Haus building

Practice

1 What does Hochhaus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ wohnen viele Leute.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hochhaus?

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