Hochwasser

/ˈhoːxˌvasɐ/

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

Forms

plural
die Hochwasser

Meaning

  1. flood, high water

    Built from hoch (high) + Wasser (water).

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

Made of

  • hoch high
  • Wasser water

Practice

1 What does Hochwasser mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ zerstörte viele Häuser.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hochwasser?

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