Polyglot Dictionary

Kunststoff

/ˈkʊnstˌʃtɔf/

der noun B2

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

Forms

plural
die Kunststoffe

Meaning

  1. plastic

    • Die Flasche ist aus Kunststoff.

      The bottle is made of plastic.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Similar words

plastik

Kunststoff is more technical or formal; Plastik is more everyday and colloquial — both mean "plastic."

Similar in other languages

French

plastique

plastique is the French word for the same thing — both mean "plastic."

Portuguese

plástico

plástico is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "plastic."

Practice

1 What does Kunststoff mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Flasche ist aus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kunststoff?

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