Polyglot Dictionary

Schaukelpferd

/ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩ˌpfeːɐ̯t/

das 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
Schaukelpferde

Meaning

  1. rocking horse

    Built from schaukeln (to rock) + Pferd (horse).

    • Das Kind reitet auf dem Schaukelpferd.

      The child rides the rocking horse.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • schaukeln to rock
  • Pferd horse

Practice

1 What does Schaukelpferd mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Kind reitet auf dem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schaukelpferd?

nouncompound

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