Polyglot Dictionary

Meisterwerk

/ˈmaɪ̯stɐˌvɛʁk/

das 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 Artistic Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Meisterwerke

Meaning

  1. masterpiece

    Built from Meister (master) + Werk (work).

    • Der Film ist ein Meisterwerk.

      The film is a masterpiece.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Meister master
  • Werk work

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

chef-d'œuvre

chef-d'œuvre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "masterpiece."

Practice

1 What does Meisterwerk mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Film ist ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Meisterwerk?

nouncompound

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