Spitzhacke

/ˈʃpɪtsˌhakə/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Spitzhacken

Meaning

  1. pickaxe

    Built from spitz (pointed) + Hacke (pick).

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

  • spitz pointed
  • Hacke pick

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

picareta

picareta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pickaxe."

Practice

1 What does Spitzhacke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er gräbt mit der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Spitzhacke?

nouncompound

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