Polyglot Dictionary

Nachbeben

/ˈnaːxbeːbn̩/

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 General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Nachbeben

Meaning

  1. aftershock

    Built from nach (after) + Beben (tremor).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • nach after
  • Beben tremor

Usage notes

Bezeichnet ein schwächeres Beben, das einem Hauptbeben folgt.

Practice

1 What does Nachbeben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mehrere ___ erschütterten die Region tagelang.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nachbeben?

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