Igelfamilie

/ˈiːɡl̩faˌmiːli̯ə/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Igelfamilien

Meaning

  1. hedgehog family

    Built from Igel (hedgehog) + Familie (family).

    • Im Garten lebt eine Igelfamilie.

      A hedgehog family lives in the garden.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Made of

  • Igel hedgehog
  • Familie family

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

porcupine

Worth distinguishing: hedgehogs and porcupines are different animals that are often confused.

Practice

1 What does Igelfamilie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im Garten lebt eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Igelfamilie?

nouncompound

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