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die Distel

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Distel?

It's die Distel. Plural: die Disteln.

Meaning
thistle
Gender
feminine
Level
B1 · Nature
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Distel is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Distel in other languages

Czech
bodlák
Slovak
bodliak
Hungarian
bogáncs
Slovenian
osat
Italian
cardo
Croatian
čičak
Bosnian
čičak
Serbian
čkalj
Romanian
ciulin
Polish
oset
Ukrainian
будяк
Turkish
devedikeni
Arabic
شوك
Persian
خار
Dari (Afghanistan)
خار
Pashto (Afghanistan)
اغزی

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