Polyglot Dictionary

Presslufthammer

/ˈprɛslʊftˌhamɐ/

der noun B2

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

Forms

plural
Presslufthämmer

Meaning

  1. jackhammer

    Built from Pressluft (compressed air) + Hammer (hammer).

    • Der Presslufthammer ist laut.

      The jackhammer is loud.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Pressluft compressed air
  • Hammer hammer

Practice

1 What does Presslufthammer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ ist laut.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Presslufthammer?

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