Lokführer

/ˈlɔkˌfyːʁɐ/

der 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 Lokführer

Meaning

  1. train driver, engineer

    Built from Lok(omotive) (locomotive) + Führer (driver, leader).

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Lokomotive locomotive
  • Führer driver, leader

Practice

1 What does Lokführer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ gab das Signal zur Abfahrt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Lokführer?

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