Polyglot Dictionary

Knopfloch

/ˈknɔpfˌlɔx/

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
Knopflöcher

Meaning

  1. buttonhole

    Built from Knopf (button) + Loch (hole).

    • Er steckte eine Blume ins Knopfloch.

      He put a flower in his buttonhole.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Knopf button
  • Loch hole

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ojal

ojal is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "buttonhole."

Practice

1 What does Knopfloch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er steckte eine Blume ins ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Knopfloch?

nouncompound

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