Polyglot Dictionary

Schäferhund

/ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊnt/

der 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
Schäferhunde

Meaning

  1. German shepherd

    Built from Schäfer (shepherd) + Hund (dog).

    • Der Schäferhund bewacht das Haus.

      The German shepherd guards the house.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Schäfer shepherd
  • Hund dog

Practice

1 What does Schäferhund mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ bewacht das Haus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schäferhund?

nouncompound

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