Wirbel

/ˈvɪʁbl̩/

der 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Wirbel

Meaning

  1. vortex, whirl, commotion

    From wirbeln (to whirl, to swirl).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

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English

whirlpool

Close — a vortex, whirl relates to a whirlpool.

Practice

1 What does Wirbel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Neuigkeit sorgte für großen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wirbel?

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