Kuckucksuhr

/ˈkʊkʊksˌʔuːɐ̯/

die noun B1

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Kuckucksuhren

Meaning

  1. cuckoo clock

    Built from Kuckuck (cuckoo) + Uhr (clock).

    • Die Kuckucksuhr schlägt zwölf.

      The cuckoo clock strikes twelve.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Kuckuck cuckoo
  • Uhr clock

Practice

1 What does Kuckucksuhr mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ schlägt zwölf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kuckucksuhr?

nouncompound

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