Polyglot Dictionary

Volkslied

/ˈfɔlksˌliːt/

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
Volkslieder

Meaning

  1. folk song

    Built from Volk (people) + Lied (song).

    • Sie sangen ein altes Volkslied.

      They sang an old folk song.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Volk people
  • Lied song

Practice

1 What does Volkslied mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie sangen ein altes ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Volkslied?

nouncompound

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