Ortschaft

/ˈɔʁtʃaft/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Ortschaften

Meaning

  1. village, locality

    • Die Ortschaft hat nur 200 Einwohner.

      The village has only 200 inhabitants.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Kleinstadt

Close — both describe a small inhabited place, a small town vs a village/locality.

Siedlung

Close — both describe a small settled place.

Practice

1 What does Ortschaft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ hat nur 200 Einwohner.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ortschaft?

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