Seefahrt

/ˈzeːˌfaːɐ̯t/

die noun B2

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. seafaring

    Built from See (sea) + Fahrt (travel).

    • Die Seefahrt ist gefährlich.

      Seafaring is dangerous.

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

  • See sea
  • Fahrt travel

Similar words

Navigation

Close — seafaring inherently involves navigation.

Similar in other languages

French

voile

Close — seafaring relates to sailing.

Practice

1 What does Seefahrt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ ist gefährlich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Seefahrt?

nouncompound

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