Polyglot Dictionary

Lehm

/leːm/

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

Meaning

  1. clay, loam

    • Das Haus ist aus Lehm gebaut.

      The house is built of clay.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Schlamm

Close — similar earthy materials, mud vs clay/loam.

Similar in other languages

English

mud

Close — clay, loam relates to mud.

French

boue

Close — clay, loam relates to mud.

Practice

1 What does Lehm mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Haus ist aus ___ gebaut.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Lehm?

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