Polyglot Dictionary

Meerrettich

/ˈmeːɐ̯ˌʁɛtɪç/

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

Meaning

  1. horseradish

    Built from Meer (sea) + Rettich (radish).

    • Dazu gibt es Meerrettich.

      It is served with horseradish.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Meer sea
  • Rettich radish

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

raifort

raifort is the French word for the same thing — both mean "horseradish."

Practice

1 What does Meerrettich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dazu gibt es ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Meerrettich?

nouncompound

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