Polyglot Dictionary

Rettungswagen

/ˈʁɛtʊŋsˌvaːɡn̩/

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
Rettungswagen

Meaning

  1. ambulance

    Built from Rettung (rescue) + Wagen (vehicle).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Rettung rescue
  • Wagen vehicle

Similar words

Krankenwagen

The official, technical term used by emergency services themselves ("rescue vehicle"). Krankenwagen is what everyone actually says in conversation.

Similar in other languages

French

ambulance

ambulance is the French word for the same thing — both mean "ambulance."

Portuguese

ambulância

ambulância is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "ambulance."

Practice

1 What does Rettungswagen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ kam schnell.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rettungswagen?

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