Polyglot Dictionary

Netzhaut

/ˈnɛtsˌhaʊ̯t/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Netzhäute

Meaning

  1. retina

    • Die Netzhaut ist lichtempfindlich.

      The retina is sensitive to light.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

retina

retina is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "retina."

Portuguese

retina

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

Practice

1 What does Netzhaut mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist lichtempfindlich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Netzhaut?

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