Plastik

/ˈplastɪk/

das 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. plastic (the material)

    • Die Flasche ist aus Plastik.

      The bottle is made of plastic.

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

Similar words

kunststoff

Kunststoff is more technical or formal; Plastik is more everyday and colloquial — both mean "plastic."

Practice

1 What does Plastik mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Flasche ist aus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Plastik?

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