Polyglot Dictionary

Waschmittel

/ˈvaʃˌmɪtl̩/

das 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

Forms

plural
Waschmittel

Meaning

  1. detergent

    Built from waschen (to wash) + Mittel (agent).

    • Ich brauche neues Waschmittel.

      I need new detergent.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • waschen to wash
  • Mittel agent

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

détergent

détergent is the French word for the same thing — both mean "detergent."

Portuguese

detergente

detergente is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "detergent."

Practice

1 What does Waschmittel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich brauche neues ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Waschmittel?

nouncompound

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