Seestern

/ˈzeːˌʃtɛʁn/

der 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.

Forms

plural
Seesterne

Meaning

  1. starfish

    Built from See (sea) + Stern (star).

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
  • Stern star

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

étoile de mer

étoile de mer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "starfish."

Practice

1 What does Seestern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Am Strand lag ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Seestern?

nouncompound

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