Mähdrescher

/ˈmɛːˌdʁɛʃɐ/

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

Forms

plural
Mähdrescher

Meaning

  1. combine harvester

    Built from mähen (to mow) + Drescher (thresher).

    • Der Mähdrescher fährt über das Feld.

      The combine harvester drives over the field.

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

Made of

  • mähen to mow
  • Drescher thresher

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

moissonneuse-batteuse

moissonneuse-batteuse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "combine harvester."

Practice

1 What does Mähdrescher mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ fährt über das Feld.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mähdrescher?

nouncompound

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