Polyglot Dictionary

Tube

/ˈtuːbə/

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

Forms

plural
Tuben

Meaning

  1. tube

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

rohr

Rohr is more about rigid pipes, like plumbing; Tube is more about a squeezable tube, like toothpaste.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

tubo

tubo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tube."

Practice

1 What does Tube mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ Zahnpasta ist leer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Tube?

noun

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