Polyglot Dictionary

Rüstung

/ˈʁʏstʊŋ/

die noun B1

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
die Rüstungen

Meaning

  1. armour

    • Der Ritter trug eine schwere Rüstung.

      The knight wore heavy armour.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

harnisch

Rüstung is the general word for "armor, armament," which can include weapons too; Harnisch specifically refers to a full body armor or breastplate, a specific piece.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

armadura

armadura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "armour."

Portuguese

couraça

couraça is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "armour."

Practice

1 What does Rüstung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Ritter trug eine schwere ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rüstung?

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