Spitzer
/ˈʃpɪtsɐ/
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- die Spitzer
Meaning
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pencil sharpener
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Ich brauche einen Spitzer.
I need a pencil sharpener.
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Similar words
Near-total synonyms for "pencil sharpener"; Bleistiftspitzer is the fuller, explicit term, Spitzer is the everyday shortened form.
Similar in other languages
French
taille-crayon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pencil sharpener."
Portuguese
apontador is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pencil sharpener."
Practice
1 What does Spitzer mean?
pencil sharpener
2 Fill the gap: Ich brauche einen ___.
Full sentence: Ich brauche einen Spitzer. (I need a pencil sharpener.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Spitzer?
Spitzer: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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