Ringelnatter

/ˈʁɪŋl̩ˌnatɐ/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Ringelnattern

Meaning

  1. grass snake

    Built from Ringel (ring) + Natter (snake).

    • Die Ringelnatter schwimmt.

      The grass snake swims.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Mass Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: mass. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Ringel ring
  • Natter snake

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

couleuvre

couleuvre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "grass snake."

Practice

1 What does Ringelnatter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ schwimmt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ringelnatter?

nouncompound

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