Kassettendecke

/kaˈsɛtn̩ˌdɛkə/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Kassettendecken

Meaning

  1. coffered ceiling

    Built from Kassette (coffer) + Decke (ceiling).

    • Die Kassettendecke ist bemalt.

      The coffered ceiling is painted.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Kassette coffer
  • Decke ceiling

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

artesonado

artesonado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "coffered ceiling."

Practice

1 What does Kassettendecke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist bemalt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kassettendecke?

nouncompound

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