Polyglot Dictionary

Schlafanzug

/ˈʃlaːfʔantsuːk/

der 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

Forms

plural
die Schlafanzüge

Meaning

  1. pajamas

    Built from Schlaf (sleep) + Anzug (suit).

    • Das Kind trug einen blauen Schlafanzug.

      The child wore blue pajamas.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Schlaf sleep
  • Anzug suit

Similar words

pyjama

Pyjama is the modern, international loanword; Schlafanzug is the native German compound — both mean "pajamas."

Similar in other languages

French

pyjama

pyjama is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pajamas."

Practice

1 What does Schlafanzug mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Kind trug einen blauen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schlafanzug?

See also

nouncompound

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