Polyglot Dictionary

Schaumwein

/ˈʃaʊ̯mˌvaɪ̯n/

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
Schaumweine

Meaning

  1. sparkling wine

    Built from Schaum (foam) + Wein (wine).

    • Zum Anstoßen gibt es Schaumwein.

      For the toast there is sparkling wine.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Schaum foam
  • Wein wine

Similar words

sekt

Schaumwein is the general legal category, "sparkling wine"; Sekt specifically means German quality sparkling wine, similar to how "champagne" names French sparkling wine.

Similar in other languages

French

mousseux

mousseux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "sparkling wine."

Practice

1 What does Schaumwein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Zum Anstoßen gibt es ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schaumwein?

nouncompound

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