Polyglot Dictionary

Kirchenschiff

/ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌʃɪf/

das 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 Kirchenschiffe

Meaning

  1. nave

    • Das Kirchenschiff ist hoch und hell.

      The nave is high and bright.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

nave

Kirchenschiff is the standard German word for the architectural "nave"; Nave is a rarer loanword variant.

Practice

1 What does Kirchenschiff mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ ist hoch und hell.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kirchenschiff?

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