Polyglot Dictionary

Insektenstich

/ɪnˈzɛktn̩ˌʃtɪç/

der 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
Insektenstiche

Meaning

  1. insect bite

    Built from Insekt (insect) + Stich (sting).

    • Der Insektenstich juckt.

      The insect bite itches.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Insekt insect
  • Stich sting

Similar words

Bissen

Worth distinguishing: an Insektenstich is an insect bite (a wound); a Bissen is a bite/morsel of food.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

picadura

picadura is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sting, bite."

English

sting

Close — an insect bite relates to a sting.

Practice

1 What does Insektenstich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ juckt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Insektenstich?

nouncompound

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