Polyglot Dictionary

Krankenschwester

/ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌʃvɛstɐ/

die 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

Forms

plural
die Krankenschwestern

Meaning

  1. nurse

    • Die Krankenschwester misst den Blutdruck.

      The nurse takes the blood pressure.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

krankenpfleger

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

enfermeira

enfermeira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nurse."

Portuguese

enfermeiro

enfermeiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nurse."

Practice

1 What does Krankenschwester mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ misst den Blutdruck.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Krankenschwester?

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