Wartezeit

/ˈvaʁtəˌtsaɪt/

die noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Wartezeiten

Meaning

  1. waiting time

    Built from Warte (waiting (from warten)) + Zeit (time).

    • Die Wartezeit beim Arzt betrug eine Stunde.

      The waiting time at the doctor's was one hour.

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

  • Warte waiting (from warten)
  • Zeit time

Practice

1 What does Wartezeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ beim Arzt betrug eine Stunde.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wartezeit?

nouncompound

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