Polyglot Dictionary

U-Boot

/ˈuːˌboːt/

das 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
U-Boote

Meaning

  1. submarine

    Built from Untersee (undersea) + Boot (boat).

    • Das U-Boot tauchte ab.

      The submarine dived.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Untersee undersea
  • Boot boat

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

sous-marin

sous-marin is the French word for the same thing — both mean "submarine."

Portuguese

submarino

submarino is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "submarine."

Practice

1 What does U-Boot mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das U-___ tauchte ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches U-Boot?

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