Polyglot Dictionary

Papierkorb

/paˈpiːɐ̯ˌkɔʁp/

der noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Papierkörbe

Meaning

  1. wastebasket, waste bin

    Built from Papier (paper) + Korb (basket).

    • Er warf den Zettel in den Papierkorb.

      He threw the note into the wastebasket.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Papier paper
  • Korb basket

Practice

1 What does Papierkorb mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er warf den Zettel in den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Papierkorb?

See also

nouncompound

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