Rückspiegel

/ˈʁʏkˌʃpiːɡl̩/

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

Forms

plural
Rückspiegel

Meaning

  1. rear-view mirror

    Built from Rück (back) + Spiegel (mirror).

    • Schau in den Rückspiegel.

      Look in the rear-view mirror.

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

  • Rück back
  • Spiegel mirror

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

retrovisor

retrovisor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "rear-view mirror."

Practice

1 What does Rückspiegel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Schau in den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rückspiegel?

nouncompound

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