Polyglot Dictionary

Waffeleisen

/ˈvafl̩ˌʔaɪ̯zn̩/

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
Waffeleisen

Meaning

  1. waffle iron

    Built from Waffel (waffle) + Eisen (iron).

    • Sie backt Waffeln im Waffeleisen.

      She bakes waffles in the waffle iron.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Waffel waffle
  • Eisen iron

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

gaufrier

gaufrier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "waffle iron."

Practice

1 What does Waffeleisen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie backt Waffeln im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Waffeleisen?

nouncompound

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