Polyglot Dictionary

Holzhammer

/ˈhɔlt͡sˌhamɐ/

der 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
Holzhämmer

Meaning

  1. mallet

    Built from Holz (wood) + Hammer (hammer).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Holz wood
  • Hammer hammer

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

mazo

mazo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "mallet."

French

maillet

maillet is the French word for the same thing — both mean "mallet."

Practice

1 What does Holzhammer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er schlug mit dem ___ zu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Holzhammer?

nouncompound

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