Warteliste

/ˈvaʁtəˌlɪstə/

die 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
Wartelisten

Meaning

  1. waiting list

    Built from warten (to wait) + Liste (list).

    • Ich stehe auf der Warteliste.

      I am on the waiting list.

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

  • warten to wait
  • Liste list

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

liste d'attente

liste d'attente is the French word for the same thing — both mean "waiting list."

Practice

1 What does Warteliste mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich stehe auf der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Warteliste?

nouncompound

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