Polyglot Dictionary

Untier

/ˈʊntiːɐ̯/

das noun B2

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 Untiere

Meaning

  1. monster, beast

    • Im Wald soll ein schreckliches Untier hausen.

      A terrible monster is said to live in the forest.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

monster

Monster and Untier are close synonyms; Untier is slightly more literary or archaic.

Practice

1 What does Untier mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im Wald soll ein schreckliches ___ hausen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Untier?

See also

noun

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