Polyglot Dictionary

Zylinder

/tsyˈlɪndɐ/

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 Zylinder

Meaning

  1. top hat

    Also the general geometric/technical term "cylinder," but most commonly seen in fiction referring to the tall hat.

    • Der Mann trug einen schwarzen Zylinder.

      The man wore a black top hat.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Ofenrohr

Close, near-synonym — a top hat is also called "a stovepipe hat" in English.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cartola

cartola is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "top hat."

Practice

1 What does Zylinder mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Mann trug einen schwarzen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zylinder?

See also

noun

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