Polyglot Dictionary

Treibhauseffekt

/ˈtʀaɪ̯phaʊ̯sˌʔɛfɛkt/

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
die Treibhauseffekte

Meaning

  1. greenhouse effect

    Built from Treibhaus (greenhouse, literally forcing-house) + Effekt (effect).

    • Der Treibhauseffekt trägt zur globalen Erwärmung bei.

      The greenhouse effect contributes to global warming.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Treibhaus greenhouse, literally forcing-house
  • Effekt effect

Practice

1 What does Treibhauseffekt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ trägt zur globalen Erwärmung bei.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Treibhauseffekt?

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