Sturzbach

/ˈʃtʊʁtsˌbax/

der 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
Sturzbäche

Meaning

  1. torrent

    Built from Sturz (fall) + Bach (stream).

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

  • Sturz fall
  • Bach stream

Similar words

Wolkenbruch

Close, near-synonym for "torrent, cloudburst."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

raudal

raudal is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "torrent."

Spanish

torrente

torrente is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "torrent."

Portuguese

torrente

torrente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "torrent."

Practice

1 What does Sturzbach mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ reißt alles mit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Sturzbach?

nouncompound

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