Pferdeschwanz

/ˈpfeːɐ̯dəˌʃvants/

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

Forms

plural
Pferdeschwänze

Meaning

  1. ponytail

    Built from Pferd (horse) + Schwanz (tail).

    • Sie trägt einen Pferdeschwanz.

      She wears a ponytail.

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

Made of

  • Pferd horse
  • Schwanz tail

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

coleta

coleta is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ponytail."

Practice

1 What does Pferdeschwanz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie trägt einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Pferdeschwanz?

nouncompound

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