Portemonnaie

/pɔʁtmɔˈneː/

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.

Forms

plural
die Portemonnaies

Meaning

  1. wallet, purse

    • Mein Portemonnaie liegt auf dem Tisch.

      My wallet is lying on the table.

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

geldbeutel

Portemonnaie is a French loanword; Geldbeutel is native German — both mean "purse, wallet."

Practice

1 What does Portemonnaie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mein ___ liegt auf dem Tisch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Portemonnaie?

noun

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