Polyglot Dictionary

Lebensmittelgeschäft

/ˈleːbn̩sˌmɪtl̩ɡəˌʃɛft/

das 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

Forms

plural
Lebensmittelgeschäfte

Meaning

  1. grocery shop

    Built from Lebensmittel (groceries) + Geschäft (shop).

    • Das Lebensmittelgeschäft schließt um acht.

      The grocery shop closes at eight.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Lebensmittel groceries
  • Geschäft shop

Similar words

Markt

Worth distinguishing: a Lebensmittelgeschäft (grocery shop) is a specific type of Markt (market).

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hortelano

Close — a grocery shop relates to a market gardener.

English

market

Close — a grocery shop relates to a market.

Practice

1 What does Lebensmittelgeschäft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ schließt um acht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Lebensmittelgeschäft?

nouncompound

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