Polyglot Dictionary

Vergiftung

/fɛɐ̯ˈɡɪftʊŋ/

die 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 Negative

Forms

plural
die Vergiftungen

Meaning

  1. poisoning

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Rausch

Worth distinguishing: Rausch is a desired intoxication/high; Vergiftung is a harmful poisoning — both involve substance effects on the body but differ sharply in connotation.

Practice

1 What does Vergiftung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er starb an einer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vergiftung?

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