Polyglot Dictionary

Hosenbein

/ˈhoːzn̩ˌbaɪ̯n/

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

Forms

plural
die Hosenbeine

Meaning

  1. trouser leg

    Built from Hose (trousers) + Bein (leg).

    • Das Hosenbein ist zu lang.

      The trouser leg is too long.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Hose trousers
  • Bein leg

Practice

1 What does Hosenbein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ ist zu lang.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hosenbein?

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