Rauchmelder

/ˈʁaʊ̯xˌmɛldɐ/

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
Rauchmelder

Meaning

  1. smoke detector

    Built from Rauch (smoke) + Melder (detector).

    • Der Rauchmelder piept.

      The smoke detector is beeping.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: mass. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Rauch smoke
  • Melder detector

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

détecteur de fumée

détecteur de fumée is the French word for the same thing — both mean "smoke detector."

Practice

1 What does Rauchmelder mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ piept.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rauchmelder?

nouncompound

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