Polyglot Dictionary

Klimaerwärmung

/ˈkliːmaɛɐ̯ˌvɛːɐ̯mʊŋ/

die noun B1

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

Meaning

  1. global warming

    Built from Klima (climate) + Erwärmung (warming).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Klima climate
  • Erwärmung warming

Practice

1 What does Klimaerwärmung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ verändert die Jahreszeiten.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Klimaerwärmung?

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