Polyglot Dictionary

Pinguin

/ˈpɪŋɡuiːn/

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 Pinguine

Meaning

  1. penguin

    • Der Pinguin watschelt über das Eis.

      The penguin waddles across the ice.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

pingouin

pingouin is the French word for the same thing — both mean "penguin."

Portuguese

pinguim

pinguim is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "penguin."

Practice

1 What does Pinguin mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ watschelt über das Eis.

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