Polyglot Dictionary

Sitzplatz

/ˈzɪtsˌplats/

der noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Sitzplätze

Meaning

  1. seat

    Built from sitzen (to sit) + Platz (place).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Platz place

Similar words

sitz

Sitzplatz is more specific, an allocated or reserved seat, like on a train; Sitz is more general — both mean "seat."

Similar in other languages

French

siège

siège is the French word for the same thing — both mean "seat."

Portuguese

assento

assento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "seat."

Practice

1 What does Sitzplatz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Alle ___ waren besetzt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sitzplatz?

See also

nouncompound

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