Polyglot Dictionary

Trostpreis

/ˈtʁoːstˌpʁaɪ̯s/

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
Trostpreise

Meaning

  1. consolation prize

    Built from Trost (comfort) + Preis (prize).

    • Er bekam einen Trostpreis.

      He got a consolation prize.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Trost comfort
  • Preis prize

Similar words

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English

solace

Close — a consolation prize relates to solace.

Practice

1 What does Trostpreis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er bekam einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Trostpreis?

nouncompound

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