Polyglot Dictionary

Wendeltreppe

/ˈvɛndl̩ˌtʁɛpə/

die noun B1

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
die Wendeltreppen

Meaning

  1. spiral staircase

    Built from wenden (to turn) + Treppe (staircase).

    • Eine Wendeltreppe führte in den Turm.

      A spiral staircase led up into the tower.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does Wendeltreppe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Eine ___ führte in den Turm.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wendeltreppe?

See also

nouncompound

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