Polyglot Dictionary

Kälteschauer

/ˈkɛltəˌʃaʊɐ/

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

Forms

plural
die Kälteschauer

Meaning

  1. cold shiver, cold shudder

    Built from Kälte (cold) + Schauer (shiver).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Kälte cold
  • Schauer shiver

Practice

1 What does Kälteschauer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein ___ lief ihm über den Rücken.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kälteschauer?

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