Polyglot Dictionary

Hufeisen

/ˈhuːfˌʔaɪ̯zn̩/

das 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
Hufeisen

Meaning

  1. horseshoe

    Built from Huf (hoof) + Eisen (iron).

    • Das Hufeisen bringt Glück.

      The horseshoe brings luck.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Huf hoof
  • Eisen iron

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

herradura

herradura is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "horseshoe."

Portuguese

ferradura

ferradura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "horseshoe."

Practice

1 What does Hufeisen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ bringt Glück.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hufeisen?

nouncompound

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