Polyglot Dictionary

Schornstein

/ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯n/

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 Schornsteine

Meaning

  1. chimney

    • Aus dem Schornstein steigt Rauch.

      Smoke rises from the chimney.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

chaminé

chaminé is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "chimney."

Practice

1 What does Schornstein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Aus dem ___ steigt Rauch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schornstein?

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