Mauer

/ˈmaʊ̯ɐ/

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

Forms

plural
die Mauern

Meaning

  1. wall (a freestanding outdoor wall, e.g. around a garden or city)

    Contrasts with Wand, the indoor wall of a room.

    • Eine hohe Mauer umgab das Schloss.

      A high wall surrounded the castle.

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

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English

rampart

Close — a (freestanding outdoor) wall relates to a rampart.

Practice

1 What does Mauer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eine hohe ___ umgab das Schloss.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mauer?

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