Polyglot Dictionary

Streichholz

/ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çˌhɔlts/

das 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

Forms

plural
die Streichhölzer

Meaning

  1. match (for lighting fire)

    Built from streichen (to strike) + Holz (wood).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Holz wood

Practice

1 What does Streichholz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er zündete die Kerze mit einem ___ an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Streichholz?

See also

nouncompound

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