Polyglot Dictionary

Türklopfer

/ˈtyːɐ̯ˌklɔpfɐ/

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

Forms

plural
Türklopfer

Meaning

  1. door knocker

    Built from Tür (door) + Klopfer (knocker).

    • Er schlägt den Türklopfer an.

      He raps the door knocker.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Tür door
  • Klopfer knocker

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aldaba

aldaba is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "door knocker."

Portuguese

aldrava

aldrava is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "door knocker."

Practice

1 What does Türklopfer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er schlägt den ___ an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Türklopfer?

nouncompound

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