Polyglot Dictionary

Kopfkissen

/ˈkɔpfˌkɪsn̩/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Kopfkissen

Meaning

  1. pillow

    Built from Kopf (head) + Kissen (cushion).

    • Sie schlug das Kopfkissen zurecht.

      She fluffed up the pillow.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Kopf head

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

oreiller

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

Portuguese

travesseiro

travesseiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pillow."

Practice

1 What does Kopfkissen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie schlug das ___ zurecht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kopfkissen?

See also

nouncompound

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