Polyglot Dictionary

Rettungsring

/ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌʁɪŋ/

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

Forms

plural
Rettungsringe

Meaning

  1. lifebelt

    Built from Rettung (rescue) + Ring (ring).

    • Er warf den Rettungsring ins Wasser.

      He threw the lifebelt into the water.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Rettung rescue
  • Ring ring

Practice

1 What does Rettungsring mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er warf den ___ ins Wasser.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rettungsring?

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