Polyglot Dictionary

Kaninchenstall

/kaˈniːnçənˌʃtal/

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
Kaninchenställe

Meaning

  1. rabbit hutch

    Built from Kaninchen (rabbit) + Stall (stable).

    • Der Kaninchenstall steht im Garten.

      The rabbit hutch is in the garden.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Kaninchen rabbit
  • Stall stable

Similar words

hasenstall

Kaninchenstall is the precise "rabbit hutch"; Hasenstall literally means "hare hutch" though it's often used colloquially for rabbits too, since a hare (Hase) and a rabbit (Kaninchen) are different animals.

Similar in other languages

French

clapier

clapier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "rabbit hutch."

Practice

1 What does Kaninchenstall mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ steht im Garten.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kaninchenstall?

nouncompound

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