Polyglot Dictionary

Vorhängeschloss

/ˈfoːɐ̯hɛŋəˌʃlɔs/

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
Vorhängeschlösser

Meaning

  1. padlock

    Built from Vorhang (curtain) + Schloss (lock).

    • Das Fahrrad hängt am Vorhängeschloss.

      The bike is secured with a padlock.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Vorhang curtain
  • Schloss lock

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

candado

candado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "padlock."

Portuguese

cadeado

cadeado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "padlock."

Practice

1 What does Vorhängeschloss mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Fahrrad hängt am ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorhängeschloss?

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