Polyglot Dictionary

Raureif

/ˈʀaʊʁaɪf/

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

Meaning

  1. hoarfrost

    Popularly understood as rau (rough) + Reif (frost, rime) — the icy, rough-textured coating frost leaves on surfaces.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • rau rough
  • Reif frost, rime

Usage notes

A thin white ice coating formed by frozen fog or dew, distinct from Schnee (snow) or plain Frost.

Practice

1 What does Raureif mean?

2 Fill the gap: Am Morgen lag ___ auf den Blättern.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Raureif?

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