Polyglot Dictionary

Schleier

/ˈʃlaɪ̯ɐ/

der 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 General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Schleier

Meaning

  1. veil

    • Die Braut trug einen weißen Schleier.

      The bride wore a white veil.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

velo

velo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "veil."

Portuguese

véu

véu is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "veil."

Practice

1 What does Schleier mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Braut trug einen weißen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schleier?

See also

noun

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