Polyglot Dictionary

Umschlag

/ˈʊmʃlaːk/

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 Umschläge

Meaning

  1. envelope

  2. book jacket, cover

    • Der Umschlag des Buches war rot.

      The book's cover was red.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Briefumschlag

Briefumschlag specifically means a letter envelope; Umschlag is more general and can also mean a book cover, a medical compress, or a business "turnover."

Similar in other languages

French

enveloppe

enveloppe is the French word for the same thing — both mean "envelope."

Portuguese

envelope

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

Practice

1 What does Umschlag mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie steckte den Brief in einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Umschlag?

noun

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