die Insel (island)

die Insel

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Insel?

It's die Insel. Plural: die Inseln.

Meaning
island
Gender
feminine
Level
A1 · Nature
Riddle
Das Land, das rundherum Wasser hat.

No rule for this one

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

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Insel in other languages

Czech
ostrov
Slovak
ostrov
Hungarian
sziget
Slovenian
otok
Italian
isola
Croatian
otok
Bosnian
ostrvo
Serbian
ostrvo
Romanian
insulă
Polish
wyspa
Ukrainian
острів
Turkish
ada
Arabic
جزيرة
Persian
جزیره
Dari (Afghanistan)
جزیره
Pashto (Afghanistan)
ټاپو

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