Polyglot Dictionary

Nebenfluss

/ˈneːbn̩ˌflʊs/

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

Forms

plural
Nebenflüsse

Meaning

  1. tributary

    Built from neben (next to) + Fluss (river).

    • Der Nebenfluss mündet in den Rhein.

      The tributary flows into the Rhine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • neben next to
  • Fluss river

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

affluent

affluent is the French word for the same thing — both mean "tributary."

Portuguese

afluente

afluente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tributary."

Practice

1 What does Nebenfluss mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ mündet in den Rhein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Nebenfluss?

nouncompound

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