Polyglot Dictionary

Speiseröhre

/ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʁøːʁə/

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

Forms

plural
Speiseröhren

Meaning

  1. oesophagus

    Built from Speise (food) + Röhre (tube).

    • Die Speiseröhre brennt.

      The oesophagus burns.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Speise food
  • Röhre tube

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

esófago

esófago is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "oesophagus."

Portuguese

esôfago

esôfago is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "oesophagus."

Practice

1 What does Speiseröhre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ brennt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Speiseröhre?

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