Polyglot Dictionary

Unterrock

/ˈʊntɐˌʁɔk/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Unterröcke

Meaning

  1. petticoat

    Built from unter (under) + Rock (skirt).

    • Sie trägt einen Unterrock.

      She wears a petticoat.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • unter under
  • Rock skirt

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

anágua

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

Portuguese

saiote

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

Practice

1 What does Unterrock mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie trägt einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Unterrock?

nouncompound

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