Polyglot Dictionary

Steinbruch

/ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌbʁʊx/

der 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
die Steinbrüche

Meaning

  1. quarry

    • Im Steinbruch wird Granit abgebaut.

      Granite is quarried in the quarry.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

cantera

cantera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "quarry."

Practice

1 What does Steinbruch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im ___ wird Granit abgebaut.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Steinbruch?

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