Tiefkühltruhe

/ˈtiːfkyːlˌtʁuːə/

die noun B1

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
Tiefkühltruhen

Meaning

  1. chest freezer

    Built from tiefkühlen (deep-freeze) + Truhe (chest).

    • Das Eis liegt in der Tiefkühltruhe.

      The ice cream is in the chest freezer.

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

  • tiefkühlen deep-freeze
  • Truhe chest

Similar words

gefriertruhe

Tiefkühltruhe is the more common, everyday term for a chest freezer; Gefriertruhe is a slightly more technical or formal synonym.

Practice

1 What does Tiefkühltruhe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Eis liegt in der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Tiefkühltruhe?

nouncompound

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