Polyglot Dictionary

Mauerwerk

/ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌvɛʁk/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. masonry

    Built from Mauer (wall) + Werk (work).

    • Das Mauerwerk ist alt.

      The masonry is old.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Mauer wall
  • Werk work

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alvenaria

alvenaria is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "masonry."

Practice

1 What does Mauerwerk mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ ist alt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Mauerwerk?

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