Salzwasser

/ˈzaltsˌvasɐ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. salt water

    Built from Salz (salt) + Wasser (water).

    • Im Meer ist Salzwasser.

      There is salt water in the sea.

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

Made of

  • Salz salt
  • Wasser water

Practice

1 What does Salzwasser mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im Meer ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Salzwasser?

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