die Leiter (ladder)

die Leiter

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Leiter?

It's die Leiter. Plural: die Leitern.

Meaning
ladder
Gender
feminine
Level
A2 · Tools
Riddle
Das Gerät zum Hochsteigen, das man an die Wand stellt.

No rule for this one

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

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Leiter in other languages

Czech
žebřík
Slovak
rebrík
Hungarian
létra
Slovenian
lestev
Italian
scala
Croatian
ljestve
Bosnian
merdevine
Serbian
merdevine
Romanian
scară portabilă
Polish
drabina
Ukrainian
драбина
Turkish
merdiven
Arabic
سلم نقال
Persian
نردبان
Dari (Afghanistan)
زینه
Pashto (Afghanistan)
زینه

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