Seitensprung

/ˈzaɪtn̩ˌʃpʁʊŋ/

der 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.

Forms

plural
die Seitensprünge

Meaning

  1. affair (infidelity)

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

Similar words

untreue

Seitensprung is more about a specific, one-time affair or fling; Untreue is more general, ongoing infidelity.

Practice

1 What does Seitensprung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ zerstörte die Ehe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Seitensprung?

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