Hochschule

/ˈhoːxˌʃuːlə/

die 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Hochschulen

Meaning

  1. university, college

    Built from hoch (high) + Schule (school).

    • Sie studiert an einer Hochschule in Köln.

      She studies at a university in Cologne.

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

Made of

  • hoch high
  • Schule school

Practice

1 What does Hochschule mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie studiert an einer ___ in Köln.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hochschule?

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