Polyglot Dictionary

Leuchte

/ˈlɔɪ̯çtə/

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

Forms

plural
Leuchten

Meaning

  1. lamp

    • Die Leuchte hängt an der Decke.

      The lamp hangs from the ceiling.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

lampe

Lampe is the everyday word for "lamp"; Leuchte is more formal or technical.

Similar in other languages

French

lampe

lampe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lamp."

Portuguese

luminária

luminária is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lamp."

Practice

1 What does Leuchte mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ hängt an der Decke.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Leuchte?

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