Polyglot Dictionary

Wattestäbchen

/ˈvatəˌʃtɛːpçən/

das 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
Wattestäbchen

Meaning

  1. cotton bud

    Built from Watte (cotton wool) + Stäbchen (stick).

    • Ich reinige das Ohr mit einem Wattestäbchen.

      I clean my ear with a cotton bud.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Made of

  • Watte cotton wool
  • Stäbchen stick

Practice

1 What does Wattestäbchen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich reinige das Ohr mit einem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wattestäbchen?

nouncompound

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