Polyglot Dictionary

Hornhaut

/ˈhɔʁnˌhaʊ̯t/

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

Forms

plural
Hornhäute

Meaning

  1. cornea

    Built from Horn (horn) + Haut (skin).

    • Die Hornhaut ist verletzt.

      The cornea is injured.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Horn horn
  • Haut skin

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

córnea

córnea is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cornea."

Portuguese

córnea

córnea is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cornea."

Practice

1 What does Hornhaut mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist verletzt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hornhaut?

nouncompound

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