Kulisse

/kuˈlɪsə/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Kulissen

Meaning

  1. backdrop, scenery

    • Die Berge bilden eine schöne Kulisse.

      The mountains form a beautiful backdrop.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

background

background is the English word for the same thing — both mean "backdrop, scenery."

Practice

1 What does Kulisse mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Berge bilden eine schöne ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kulisse?

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