Polyglot Dictionary

Unterschlupf

/ˈʊntɐʃlʊpf/

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 Unterschlupfe

Meaning

  1. shelter, hideout

    • Sie suchten einen Unterschlupf vor dem Sturm.

      They looked for shelter from the storm.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does Unterschlupf mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie suchten einen ___ vor dem Sturm.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Unterschlupf?

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