Polyglot Dictionary

Löffelstiel

/ˈlœfl̩ˌʃtiːl/

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 Löffelstiele

Meaning

  1. spoon handle

    Built from Löffel (spoon) + Stiel (handle).

    • Der Löffelstiel ist lang.

      The spoon handle is long.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Löffel spoon
  • Stiel handle

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cucharada

Close, figuratively — a spoon handle relates to a spoonful.

Practice

1 What does Löffelstiel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ ist lang.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Löffelstiel?

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