Polyglot Dictionary

Luftballon

/ˈlʊftbaˌlɔŋ/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Luftballons

Meaning

  1. balloon

    Built from Luft (air) + Ballon (balloon).

    • Das Kind hält einen Luftballon.

      The child is holding a balloon.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Luft air
  • Ballon balloon

Similar words

Ballon

Luftballon specifically means the small inflatable party balloon; Ballon is more general and can also mean a hot air balloon or a large glass flask.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

globo

globo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "balloon."

Portuguese

balão

balão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "balloon."

Practice

1 What does Luftballon mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Kind hält einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Luftballon?

nouncompound

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