Polyglot Dictionary

Löwenzahn

/ˈløːvn̩ˌtsaːn/

der 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

Meaning

  1. dandelion

    Built from Löwe (lion) + Zahn (tooth).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Löwe lion
  • Zahn tooth

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

dientedeleón

dientedeleón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dandelion."

French

pissenlit

pissenlit is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dandelion."

Practice

1 What does Löwenzahn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Auf der Wiese blüht ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Löwenzahn?

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