Polyglot Dictionary

Schnappschuss

/ˈʃnapˌʃʊs/

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
Schnappschüsse

Meaning

  1. snapshot

    Built from schnappen (to snap) + Schuss (shot).

    • Er machte einen Schnappschuss.

      He took a snapshot.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • schnappen to snap
  • Schuss shot

Similar words

Schuss

Close — a snapshot is informally called "a shot."

Practice

1 What does Schnappschuss mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er machte einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schnappschuss?

nouncompound

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