Vorderzahn

/ˈfɔʁdɐˌtsaːn/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Vorderzähne

Meaning

  1. front tooth

    Built from vorder- (front) + Zahn (tooth).

    • Sie hatte einen Vorderzahn verloren.

      She had lost a front tooth.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • vorder- front
  • Zahn tooth

Practice

1 What does Vorderzahn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hatte einen ___ verloren.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorderzahn?

See also

nouncompound

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