Polyglot Dictionary

Zahnseide

/ˈtsaːnˌzaɪ̯də/

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

Meaning

  1. dental floss

    Built from Zahn (tooth) + Seide (silk).

    • Benutze Zahnseide!

      Use dental floss!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Zahn tooth
  • Seide silk

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

floss

floss is the English word for the same thing — both mean "dental floss."

Practice

1 What does Zahnseide mean?

2 Fill the gap: Benutze ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zahnseide?

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