Schachbrett

/ˈʃaxˌbʁɛt/

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.

Forms

plural
Schachbretter

Meaning

  1. chessboard

    Built from Schach (chess) + Brett (board).

    • Das Schachbrett hat 64 Felder.

      The chessboard has 64 squares.

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

Made of

  • Schach chess
  • Brett board

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

échiquier

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

Practice

1 What does Schachbrett mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ hat 64 Felder.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schachbrett?

nouncompound

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