der Pinguin (penguin)

der Pinguin

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Pinguin?

It's der Pinguin. Plural: die Pinguine.

Meaning
penguin
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Animals
Riddle
Das schwarz-weiße Tier, das schwimmt, aber nicht fliegt.

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

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Pinguin in other languages

Czech
tučňák
Slovak
tučniak
Hungarian
pingvin
Slovenian
pingvin
Italian
pinguino
Croatian
pingvin
Bosnian
pingvin
Serbian
pingvin
Romanian
pinguin
Polish
pingwin
Ukrainian
пінгвін
Turkish
penguen
Arabic
بطريق
Persian
پنگوئن
Dari (Afghanistan)
پنگوئن
Pashto (Afghanistan)
پنګوین

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