Polyglot Dictionary

Schlacht

/ʃlaxt/

die noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Military Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Schlachten

Meaning

  1. battle

    • Die Schlacht dauerte den ganzen Tag.

      The battle lasted all day.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Kampf

Kampf is the general word for a fight or struggle, literal or figurative; Schlacht specifically means a battle, usually military.

Similar in other languages

French

bataille

bataille is the French word for the same thing — both mean "battle."

Portuguese

batalha

batalha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "battle."

Practice

1 What does Schlacht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ dauerte den ganzen Tag.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schlacht?

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