Polyglot Dictionary

Kehlkopf

/ˈkeːlˌkɔpf/

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
Kehlköpfe

Meaning

  1. larynx

    Built from Kehle (throat) + Kopf (head).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Kehle throat
  • Kopf head

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

larynx

larynx is the French word for the same thing — both mean "larynx."

Portuguese

laringe

laringe is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "larynx."

Practice

1 What does Kehlkopf mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ ist entzündet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kehlkopf?

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