Polyglot Dictionary

Schürhaken

/ˈʃyːɐ̯ˌhaːkn̩/

der 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
Schürhaken

Meaning

  1. poker

    Built from schüren (to stoke) + Haken (hook).

    • Er stocherte mit dem Schürhaken im Feuer.

      He poked the fire with the poker.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • schüren to stoke
  • Haken hook

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

poker

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

Portuguese

pôquer

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

Practice

1 What does Schürhaken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er stocherte mit dem ___ im Feuer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schürhaken?

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