One German word with more than one meaning The most import | Learn German with Leo🦁
One German word with more than one meaning
The most important of these words:
die Bank - 1. bench, 2. bank
die Mutter - 1. mother, 2. nut
das Gericht - 1. dish, 2. court
die Scheibe - 1. glass (window), 2. piece / slice 3. disk
die Schiene - 1. rail, 2. tire
der Wurf - 1. throw, 2. offspring
die Tafel - 1. board, 2. bar (chocolate)
der Stock - 1. stick, 2. floor
der Nagel - 1. hobnail , 2. nail
die Schale - 1. bowl, 2. shell / peel
der Schalter - 1. switch, 2. window (in the bank, at the station)
der Absatz - 1. paragraph, 2. sales, 3. heel
der Ball - 1. ball(football ball ), 2. ball(where people dance )
die Decke - 1. blanket / bedspread, 2. ceiling
die Blume - 1. flower, 2. foam (beer)
Some words have different meanings, but there is something in common between them. For example:
das Glas - 1. glass, 2. glass(like a glass cup)
die Birne - 1. pear, 2. light bulb
das Eis - 1. ice, 2. ice cream
das Schloss - 1. castle (palace), 2. lock (at the door)
das Tor - 1. gateway , 2. goal
das Rad - 1. wheel, 2. bike
der Löffel - 1. spoon, 2. hare / rabbit ear
der Ring - 1. ring , 2. boxing ring
das Becken - 1. sink, 2. pelvis (anatomy), 3. cymbals (musical instrument)
das Blatt - 1. sheet (botany), 1. sheet of paper
die Geschichte - 1. history, 2. story
Names and classes of people who have other meanings:
der Hamburger - 1. Hamburger (a person who lives in Hamburg, Germany), 2. Hamburger
der Läufer - 1. runner, 2. elephant (chess), 3. midfielder (in football)
die Dame - 1. queen, 2. drafts 3. queen (in chess)
Animals with a second value:
die Fliege - 1. fly, 2. bow tie (tie)
der Strauß - 1. ostrich, 2. bouquet
der Hahn - 1. cock, 2. water tap
der Kater - 1. cat, 2. hangover
die Schlange - 1. snake, 2. waiting line
Body parts of animals with other meanings:
der Löwenzahn - 1. lion tooth, 2. dandelion
das Katzenauge - 1. cat's eye, 2. reflective light (that thing that glows when light hits)
der Fuchsschwanz - 1. fox tail, 2. hand saw
die Feder - 1. feather, 2. spring
P.S. I specifically did not include words in this collection that change their meaning depending on the article, for example: die Kiefer - pine, der Kiefer - jaw. This is a completely different story.
