Polyglot Dictionary

Papiertaschentuch

/paˈpiːɐ̯ˌtaʃn̩tuːx/

das 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
Papiertaschentücher

Meaning

  1. tissue

    Built from Papier (paper) + Taschentuch (handkerchief).

    • Hast du ein Papiertaschentuch?

      Do you have a tissue?

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Papier paper
  • Taschentuch handkerchief

Practice

1 What does Papiertaschentuch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hast du ein ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Papiertaschentuch?

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