Krankenpfleger

/ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌpfleːɡɐ/

der 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 Medical Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Krankenpfleger

Meaning

  1. nurse (male)

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

krankenschwester

Krankenpfleger is the male-form word for "nurse"; Krankenschwester is the traditional, female-associated word — both mean "nurse."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

enfermero

enfermero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "nurse (male)."

French

infirmier

infirmier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "nurse (male)."

Practice

1 What does Krankenpfleger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ misst den Blutdruck.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Krankenpfleger?

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