Schwurgericht

/ˈʃvuːɐ̯ɡəˌʁɪçt/

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 Legal Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: legal. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Schwurgerichte

Meaning

  1. jury court

    Built from Schwur (oath) + Gericht (court).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Made of

  • Schwur oath
  • Gericht court

Practice

1 What does Schwurgericht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Fall kam vors ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schwurgericht?

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