Polyglot Dictionary

Küstenwache

/ˈkʏstn̩ˌvaxə/

die 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
Küstenwachen

Meaning

  1. coastguard

    Built from Küste (coast) + Wache (guard).

    • Die Küstenwache rettete die Segler.

      The coastguard rescued the sailors.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Küste coast
  • Wache guard

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

guardacostas

guardacostas is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "coastguard."

Practice

1 What does Küstenwache mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ rettete die Segler.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Küstenwache?

nouncompound

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