Polyglot Dictionary

Zwölffingerdarm

/ˈtsvœlfˌfɪŋɐdaʁm/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Zwölffingerdärme

Meaning

  1. duodenum

    Built from zwölf (twelve) + Finger (finger) + Darm (bowel).

    • Das Geschwür sitzt im Zwölffingerdarm.

      The ulcer is in the duodenum.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • zwölf twelve
  • Finger finger
  • Darm bowel

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

duodénum

duodénum is the French word for the same thing — both mean "duodenum."

Portuguese

duodeno

duodeno is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "duodenum."

Practice

1 What does Zwölffingerdarm mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Geschwür sitzt im ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zwölffingerdarm?

nouncompound

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