tige

/tiʒ/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

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
les tiges

Meaning

  1. stem

    • La fleur a une longue tige.

      The flower has a long stem.

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

Similar in other languages

German

Stängel

Stängel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "stem."

Spanish

tallo

tallo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "stem."

Portuguese

caule

caule is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "stem."

Practice

1 What does tige mean?

2 Fill the gap: La fleur a une longue ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tige?

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