Schneeball

/ˈʃneːˌbal/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Schneebälle

Meaning

  1. snowball

    Built from Schnee (snow) + Ball (ball).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Schnee snow
  • Ball ball

Similar words

Schneemann

Same Schnee- family, different shape: a Schneeball (Schnee + Ball) is a snowball, thrown rather than built and stood upright.

Practice

1 What does Schneeball mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Kinder werfen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schneeball?

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