Polyglot Dictionary

Segelflugzeug

/ˈzeːɡl̩ˌfluːktsɔɪ̯k/

das 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

Forms

plural
Segelflugzeuge

Meaning

  1. glider

    Built from Segel (sail) + Flugzeug (aircraft).

    • Das Segelflugzeug kreiste über dem Tal.

      The glider circled over the valley.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Segel sail
  • Flugzeug aircraft

Similar words

drachenflieger

Segelflugzeug means "glider," an actual aircraft with a cockpit; Drachenflieger means "hang-glider," a person hanging from a foot-launched wing — a different kind of "glider."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

planeador

planeador is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "glider."

Portuguese

planador

planador is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "glider."

Practice

1 What does Segelflugzeug mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ kreiste über dem Tal.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Segelflugzeug?

nouncompound

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