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der Ellbogen

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Ellbogen?

It's der Ellbogen. Plural: die Ellbogen.

Meaning
elbow
Gender
masculine
Level
A2 · Body
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Ellbogen in other languages

Czech
loket
Slovak
lakeť
Hungarian
könyök
Slovenian
komolec
Italian
gomito
Croatian
lakat
Bosnian
lakat
Serbian
lakat
Romanian
cot
Polish
łokieć
Ukrainian
лікоть
Turkish
dirsek
Arabic
كوع
Persian
آرنج
Dari (Afghanistan)
آرنج
Pashto (Afghanistan)
څنګل

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