Straßenecke

/ˈʃtʁaːsn̩ˌʔɛkə/

die noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Straßenecken

Meaning

  1. street corner

    Built from Straße (street) + Ecke (corner).

    • Sie warteten an der Straßenecke.

      They waited at the street corner.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Straße street
  • Ecke corner

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

quina

Close — a street corner relates to a corner/edge.

English

corner

Close — a street corner relates to a corner.

Practice

1 What does Straßenecke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie warteten an der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Straßenecke?

See also

nouncompound

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