Polyglot Dictionary

Rebhuhn

/ˈʁeːpˌhuːn/

das 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
Rebhühner

Meaning

  1. partridge

    Built from Rebe (vine) + Huhn (hen).

    • Das Rebhuhn duckt sich.

      The partridge crouches.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Rebe vine
  • Huhn hen

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

perdiz

perdiz is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "partridge."

Portuguese

perdiz

perdiz is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "partridge."

Practice

1 What does Rebhuhn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ duckt sich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rebhuhn?

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