Polyglot Dictionary

Zahnarzt

/ˈtsaːnˌʔaʁtst/

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 Zahnärzte

Meaning

  1. dentist

    Built from Zahn (tooth) + Arzt (doctor).

    • Er hat morgen einen Termin beim Zahnarzt.

      He has an appointment at the dentist tomorrow.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Zahn tooth
  • Arzt doctor

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

dentiste

dentiste is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dentist."

Portuguese

dentista

dentista is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dentist."

Practice

1 What does Zahnarzt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat morgen einen Termin beim ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zahnarzt?

nouncompound

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