Postkarte

/ˈpɔstˌkaʁtə/

die noun A1

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 Postkarten

Meaning

  1. postcard

    Built from Post (mail) + Karte (card).

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

  • Post mail, post
  • Karte card

Similar words

Ansichtskarte

Postkarte is the general word for a postcard; Ansichtskarte specifically means one with a picture or view on it, like a touristy souvenir card.

Similar in other languages

French

carte postale

carte postale is the French word for the same thing — both mean "postcard."

Portuguese

cartão postal

cartão postal is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "postcard."

Practice

1 What does Postkarte mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie schickte eine ___ aus dem Urlaub.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Postkarte?

See also

nouncompoundcore-vocabulary

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