Polyglot Dictionary

Insektenschutz

/ɪnˈzɛktn̩ˌʃʊts/

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

Meaning

  1. insect repellent

    Built from Insekt (insect) + Schutz (protection).

    • Ich trage Insektenschutz auf.

      I apply insect repellent.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Insekt insect
  • Schutz protection

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

repelente de insetos

repelente de insetos is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "insect repellent."

Practice

1 What does Insektenschutz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich trage ___ auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Insektenschutz?

nouncompound

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