Polyglot Dictionary

Torpfosten

/ˈtoːɐ̯ˌpfɔstn̩/

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 Torpfosten

Meaning

  1. goalpost

    Built from Tor (goal) + Pfosten (post).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Tor goal
  • Pfosten post

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

poteau de but

poteau de but is the French word for the same thing — both mean "goalpost."

Practice

1 What does Torpfosten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Ball prallte gegen den ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Torpfosten?

See also

nouncompound

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