Polyglot Dictionary

Wahrnehmungsvermögen

/ˈvaːɐ̯ˌneːmʊŋsfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. perceptive faculty, power of perception

    Built from Wahrnehmungs (perception (from wahrnehmen, to perceive)) + Vermögen (ability, capacity).

    • Das Wahrnehmungsvermögen älterer Menschen kann nachlassen.

      Older people's power of perception can decline.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Wahrnehmungs perception (from wahrnehmen, to perceive)
  • Vermögen ability, capacity

Usage notes

A formal or technical term, often used in psychology or medicine for the general ability to perceive, not a single perception itself.

Practice

1 What does Wahrnehmungsvermögen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ älterer Menschen kann nachlassen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wahrnehmungsvermögen?

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