Polyglot Dictionary

Ostereiersuche

/ˈoːstɐˌaɪɐˌzuːxə/

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
die Ostereiersuchen

Meaning

  1. Easter egg hunt

    Built from Oster (Easter) + Eiersuche (egg hunt).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Oster Easter
  • Eiersuche egg hunt

Practice

1 What does Ostereiersuche mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Kinder freuen sich auf die ___ im Garten.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ostereiersuche?

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