Polyglot Dictionary

riesig

/ˈʁiːzɪç/

adjective A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. huge, enormous

    Built from Riese (giant) + the adjective suffix -ig.

    • Das Schloss war riesig.

      The castle was enormous.

Made of

  • Riese giant

Similar words

enorm

enorm and riesig are close synonyms for "enormous, huge," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

descomunal

descomunal is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "huge, enormous."

Practice

1 What does riesig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Schloss war ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches riesig?

See also

adjectivecompound

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