Lichtung

/ˈlɪçtʊŋ/

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

Forms

plural
die Lichtungen

Meaning

  1. clearing (in a forest)

    Built from licht (sparse, letting light through).

    • Mitten im Wald gab es eine kleine Lichtung.

      There was a small clearing in the middle of the forest.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does Lichtung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mitten im Wald gab es eine kleine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Lichtung?

See also

noun

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