die Fledermaus (bat)

die Fledermaus

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Fledermaus?

It's die Fledermaus. Plural: die Fledermäuse.

Meaning
bat
Gender
feminine
Level
B1 · Animals
Riddle
Das kleine Tier, das nachts fliegt und kopfüber schläft.

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

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Fledermaus in other languages

Czech
netopýr
Slovak
netopier
Hungarian
denevér
Slovenian
netopir
Italian
pipistrello
Croatian
šišmiš
Bosnian
šišmiš
Serbian
slepi miš
Romanian
liliac
Polish
nietoperz
Ukrainian
кажан
Turkish
yarasa
Arabic
خفاش
Persian
خفاش
Dari (Afghanistan)
شب‌پره
Pashto (Afghanistan)
شاپرک

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