Selbstbedienung

/ˈzɛlpstbəˌdiːnʊŋ/

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. self-service

    Built from selbst (self) + Bedienung (service).

    • Hier ist Selbstbedienung.

      It's self-service here.

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

  • selbst self
  • Bedienung service

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

autoservicio

autoservicio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "self-service."

Practice

1 What does Selbstbedienung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hier ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Selbstbedienung?

nouncompound

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