Lebensgefährtin

/ˈleːbn̩sɡəˌfɛːɐ̯tɪn/

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

Forms

plural
die Lebensgefährtinnen

Meaning

  1. partner (female)

    • Er kam mit seiner Lebensgefährtin.

      He came with his partner.

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

partnerin

Lebensgefährtin is more formal or literary, "life companion"; Partnerin is the everyday modern term for "partner."

Similar in other languages

English

spouse

Close — a (female) partner relates to a spouse.

Practice

1 What does Lebensgefährtin mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er kam mit seiner ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Lebensgefährtin?

noun

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