Polyglot Dictionary

Schimmel

/ˈʃɪml̩/

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
Schimmel

Meaning

  1. mould, white horse

    • Auf dem Brot wächst Schimmel.

      Mould is growing on the bread.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

mold

mold is the English word for the same thing — both mean "mould."

English

mildew

Close — mould relates to mildew.

Practice

1 What does Schimmel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Auf dem Brot wächst ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schimmel?

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