Polyglot Dictionary

Knochenmark

/ˈknɔxn̩ˌmaʁk/

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

Meaning

  1. bone marrow

    Built from Knochen (bone) + Mark (marrow).

    • Er spendete Knochenmark.

      He donated bone marrow.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Knochen bone
  • Mark marrow

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

moelle osseuse

moelle osseuse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bone marrow."

Practice

1 What does Knochenmark mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er spendete ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Knochenmark?

nouncompound

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