Polyglot Dictionary

Vorahnung

/ˈfoːɐ̯ʔaːnʊŋ/

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 Neutral

Forms

plural
Vorahnungen

Meaning

  1. premonition, presentiment

    Built from Vor (before, pre-) + Ahnung (idea, inkling, hunch).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Vor before, pre-
  • Ahnung idea, inkling, hunch

Practice

1 What does Vorahnung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hatte eine dunkle ___, bevor sie das Haus betrat.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorahnung?

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