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das Fossil

like das Blatt

Is it der, die or das Fossil?

It's das Fossil. Plural: die Fossilien.

Meaning
fossil
Gender
neuter
Level
B1 · Nature
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Fossil in other languages

Czech
fosilie
Slovak
fosília
Hungarian
kövület
Slovenian
fosil
Italian
fossile
Croatian
fosil
Bosnian
fosil
Serbian
fosil
Romanian
fosilă
Polish
skamieniałość
Ukrainian
скам'янілість
Turkish
fosil
Arabic
أحفورة
Persian
فسیل
Dari (Afghanistan)
فسیل
Pashto (Afghanistan)
فوسیل

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