Polyglot Dictionary

Riesenrad

/ˈʁiːzn̩ˌʁaːt/

das 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
Riesenräder

Meaning

  1. Ferris wheel

    Built from Riese (giant) + Rad (wheel).

    • Wir fahren Riesenrad.

      We ride the Ferris wheel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Riese giant
  • Rad wheel

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

noria

noria is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "Ferris wheel."

Practice

1 What does Riesenrad mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir fahren ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Riesenrad?

nouncompound

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