Spielautomat

/ˈʃpiːlˌʔaʊ̯tomaːt/

der 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.

Forms

plural
Spielautomaten

Meaning

  1. slot machine

    Built from Spiel (game) + Automat (machine).

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

  • Spiel game
  • Automat machine

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

tragaperras

tragaperras is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "slot machine."

French

machine à sous

machine à sous is the French word for the same thing — both mean "slot machine."

Practice

1 What does Spielautomat mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er verlor sein Geld am ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Spielautomat?

nouncompound

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