Polyglot Dictionary

Schnittlauch

/ˈʃnɪtˌlaʊ̯x/

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

Meaning

  1. chives

    Built from schneiden (to cut) + Lauch (leek).

    • Streu Schnittlauch auf die Suppe.

      Sprinkle chives on the soup.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • schneiden to cut
  • Lauch leek

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

ciboulette

ciboulette is the French word for the same thing — both mean "chives."

Practice

1 What does Schnittlauch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Streu ___ auf die Suppe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schnittlauch?

nouncompound

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