Polyglot Dictionary

Nachtschicht

/ˈnaxtˌʃɪçt/

die noun B1

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
Nachtschichten

Meaning

  1. night shift

    Built from Nacht (night) + Schicht (shift).

    • Er arbeitet in der Nachtschicht.

      He works the night shift.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Nacht night
  • Schicht shift

Practice

1 What does Nachtschicht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er arbeitet in der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nachtschicht?

nouncompound

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