Polyglot Dictionary

Rüssel

/ˈʁʏsl̩/

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
Rüssel

Meaning

  1. trunk, snout

    • Der Elefant hebt den Rüssel.

      The elephant raises its trunk.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

proboscis

proboscis is the English word for the same thing — both mean "trunk, snout."

Practice

1 What does Rüssel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Elefant hebt den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rüssel?

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