Spülmittel

/ˈʃpyːlˌmɪtl̩/

das noun B1

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.

Forms

plural
Spülmittel

Meaning

  1. washing-up liquid

    Built from spülen (to wash up) + Mittel (agent).

    • Gib etwas Spülmittel ins Wasser.

      Add some washing-up liquid to the water.

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

  • spülen to wash up
  • Mittel agent

Practice

1 What does Spülmittel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gib etwas ___ ins Wasser.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Spülmittel?

nouncompound

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