Schifffahrt

/ˈʃɪfˌfaːɐ̯t/

die 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. shipping, navigation

    Built from Schiff (ship) + Fahrt (travel).

    • Die Schifffahrt auf dem Rhein ist wichtig.

      Shipping on the Rhine is important.

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

  • Schiff ship
  • Fahrt travel

Similar words

Transport

Close — shipping is a type of transport.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

condução

Close — shipping/navigation relates to transport.

Practice

1 What does Schifffahrt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ auf dem Rhein ist wichtig.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schifffahrt?

nouncompound

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