Polyglot Dictionary

Sieb

/ziːp/

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
Siebe

Meaning

  1. sieve

    • Gieß das Wasser durch das Sieb.

      Pour the water through the sieve.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tamiz

tamiz is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sieve."

Portuguese

peneira

peneira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sieve."

Practice

1 What does Sieb mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gieß das Wasser durch das ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sieb?

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