Mutterschiff
German, noun[ˈmʊtɐˌʃɪf]
Mutterschiff is spelled M-U-T-T-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 118,498th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mutterschiff is a German neuter noun meaning “mother ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “See-, Raum- oder Luftschiff, das kleinere Fortbewegungsmittel mit sich führen sowie diese reparieren und…”.
What does Mutterschiff mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermother ship
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. See-, Raum- oder Luftschiff, das kleinere Fortbewegungsmittel mit sich führen sowie diese reparieren und versorgen kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mutterschiff
- Mutterschiffs genitive
- Mutterschiffe plural
- Mutterschiffes genitive singular
- Mutterschiffen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mutterschiff?
- [ˈmʊtɐˌʃɪf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Mutterschiff in German?
Mutterschiff appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).