Wachtelei

/ˈvaxtl̩ˌʔaɪ̯/

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

Forms

plural
Wachteleier

Meaning

  1. quail egg

    Built from Wachtel (quail) + Ei (egg).

    • Im Salat sind Wachteleier.

      There are quail eggs in the salad.

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

  • Wachtel quail
  • Ei egg

Practice

1 What does Wachtelei mean?

2 Fill the gap: Im Salat sind ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wachtelei?

nouncompound

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