Polyglot Dictionary

Weihnachtsmann

/ˈvaɪ̯naxtsˌman/

der 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
die Weihnachtsmänner

Meaning

  1. Father Christmas

    Built from Weihnachten (Christmas) + Mann (man).

    • Der Weihnachtsmann bringt Geschenke.

      Father Christmas brings presents.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Weihnachten Christmas
  • Mann man

Practice

1 What does Weihnachtsmann mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ bringt Geschenke.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Weihnachtsmann?

nouncompound

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