Polyglot Dictionary

Tintenfisch

/ˈtɪntn̩ˌfɪʃ/

der 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

Forms

plural
die Tintenfische

Meaning

  1. squid, octopus

    Built from Tinte (ink) + Fisch (fish).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Tinte ink
  • Fisch fish

Practice

1 What does Tintenfisch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ verschwand in einer Wolke aus Tinte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Tintenfisch?

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