Schwemmland

/ˈʃvɛmˌlant/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. alluvial land

    Built from schwemmen (wash) + Land (land).

    • Das Schwemmland ist fruchtbar.

      The alluvial land is fertile.

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

  • schwemmen wash
  • Land land

Practice

1 What does Schwemmland mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ ist fruchtbar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schwemmland?

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