Polyglot Dictionary

Rippenfell

/ˈʁɪpn̩ˌfɛl/

das 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

Forms

plural
Rippenfelle

Meaning

  1. pleura

    Built from Rippe (rib) + Fell (membrane).

    • Das Rippenfell ist entzündet.

      The pleura is inflamed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Rippe rib
  • Fell membrane

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pleura

pleura is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pleura."

Portuguese

pleura

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

Practice

1 What does Rippenfell mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ ist entzündet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Rippenfell?

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