Polyglot Dictionary

Waschlappen

/ˈvaʃˌlapn̩/

der 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
Waschlappen

Meaning

  1. flannel, wimp

    Built from waschen (to wash) + Lappen (cloth).

    • Ich wasche mich mit einem Waschlappen.

      I wash with a flannel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • waschen to wash
  • Lappen cloth

Practice

1 What does Waschlappen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich wasche mich mit einem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Waschlappen?

nouncompound

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