Polyglot Dictionary

Schreibtisch

/ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌtɪʃ/

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 Schreibtische

Meaning

  1. desk

    Literally a "writing table."

    • Der Laptop liegt auf dem Schreibtisch.

      The laptop is on the desk.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Schreib- write- (stem of schreiben, to write)
  • Tisch table

Similar words

Küchentisch

Same -tisch pattern, different room: a Küchentisch (Küche "kitchen" + Tisch) is a kitchen table, for eating rather than working.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

escritorio

escritorio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "desk."

Practice

1 What does Schreibtisch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Laptop liegt auf dem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schreibtisch?

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