Polyglot Dictionary

Ziegelstein

/ˈtsiːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n/

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

Forms

plural
die Ziegelsteine

Meaning

  1. brick

    • Das Haus ist aus Ziegelsteinen gebaut.

      The house is built of bricks.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Backstein

Near-total synonyms for "brick"; Ziegelstein is the more technical, complete term, Backstein is the shorter everyday word, especially for the reddish building brick.

Similar in other languages

French

brique

brique is the French word for the same thing — both mean "brick."

Portuguese

tijolo

tijolo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brick."

Practice

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