Polyglot Dictionary

Pelz

/pɛlts/

der 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

Forms

plural
Pelze

Meaning

  1. fur

    • Sie trägt einen Pelz.

      She wears a fur coat.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

fell

Pelz is fur as a material or product, like a fur coat, more associated with fashion; Fell is an animal's natural coat or fur, on a living or dead animal, and fairly neutral.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pelaje

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

French

fourrure

fourrure is the French word for the same thing — both mean "fur."

Practice

1 What does Pelz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie trägt einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Pelz?

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