Polyglot Dictionary

Schreibtischlampe

/ˈʃʁaɪ̯ptɪʃˌlampə/

die noun B1

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
Schreibtischlampen

Meaning

  1. desk lamp

    Built from Schreibtisch (desk) + Lampe (lamp).

    • Mach die Schreibtischlampe an.

      Turn on the desk lamp.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Schreibtisch desk
  • Lampe lamp

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

flexo

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

Practice

1 What does Schreibtischlampe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mach die ___ an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schreibtischlampe?

nouncompound

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