Polyglot Dictionary

Messerspitze

/ˈmɛsɐˌʃpɪtsə/

die 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

Forms

plural
Messerspitzen

Meaning

  1. pinch

    Built from Messer (knife) + Spitze (tip).

    • Gib eine Messerspitze Salz dazu.

      Add a pinch of salt.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Messer knife
  • Spitze tip

Practice

1 What does Messerspitze mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gib eine ___ Salz dazu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Messerspitze?

nouncompound

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