Polyglot Dictionary

Steckrübe

/ˈʃtɛkˌʁyːbə/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Steckrüben

Meaning

  1. swede

    Built from stecken (stick) + Rübe (beet).

    • Steckrüben gab es im Winter.

      Swedes were eaten in winter.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • stecken stick
  • Rübe beet

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

rutabaga

rutabaga is the English word for the same thing — both mean "swede."

Practice

1 What does Steckrübe mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ gab es im Winter.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Steckrübe?

nouncompound

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