Polyglot Dictionary

Schöpflöffel

/ˈʃœpfˌlœfl̩/

der noun B2

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
die Schöpflöffel

Meaning

  1. ladle

    Built from schöpfen (to scoop) + Löffel (spoon).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • schöpfen to scoop
  • Löffel spoon

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cucharón

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

French

louche

louche is the French word for the same thing — both mean "ladle."

Practice

1 What does Schöpflöffel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie rührte den Trank mit einem ___ um.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schöpflöffel?

See also

nouncompound

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