Zeugnis

/ˈtsɔʏ̯knɪs/

das 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Zeugnisse

Meaning

  1. report card, certificate

    • Er bekam ein gutes Zeugnis.

      He got a good report card.

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

Similar words

Report

Zeugnis is specifically a school report card; Report is the general, modern loanword for any report (business, journalism).

Similar in other languages

English

report

Close — a report card, certificate relates to a report.

Practice

1 What does Zeugnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er bekam ein gutes ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zeugnis?

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