Zeiger

/ˈtsaɪ̯ɡɐ/

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 Zeiger

Meaning

  1. hand (of a clock), pointer, needle (of a gauge)

    From zeigen (to show, to point).

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

Practice

1 What does Zeiger mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ der Uhr stand auf zwölf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zeiger?

See also

noun

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