Polyglot Dictionary

Regenwurm

/ˈʁeːɡn̩ˌvʊʁm/

der 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
Regenwürmer

Meaning

  1. earthworm

    Built from Regen (rain) + Wurm (worm).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Regen rain
  • Wurm worm

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

ver de terre

ver de terre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "earthworm."

Portuguese

minhoca

minhoca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "earthworm."

Practice

1 What does Regenwurm mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nach dem Regen kriechen ___ heraus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Regenwurm?

nouncompound

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