Pool

/puːl/

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
die Pools

Meaning

  1. swimming pool

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

Similar words

schwimmbad

Pool is more private or informal, like a backyard pool; Schwimmbad is more public, a public swimming facility.

Similar in other languages

French

piscine

piscine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "swimming pool."

Portuguese

piscina

piscina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "swimming pool."

Practice

1 What does Pool mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Kinder spielen im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Pool?

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