Schildkröte

/ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Schildkröten

Meaning

  1. turtle, tortoise

    Built from Schild (shield) + Kröte (toad).

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

Practice

1 What does Schildkröte mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ kroch langsam über den Weg.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schildkröte?

nouncompound

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