die Schildkröte (turtle)

die Schildkröte

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Schildkröte?

It's die Schildkröte. Plural: die Schildkröten.

Meaning
turtle
Gender
feminine
Level
B1 · Animals
Riddle
Das langsame Tier mit hartem Panzer auf dem Rücken.

Why it's die: -e

Most words ending in -e are die, but not all. Schildkröte follows the rule.

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Schildkröte in other languages

Czech
želva
Slovak
korytnačka
Hungarian
teknős
Slovenian
želva
Italian
tartaruga
Croatian
kornjača
Bosnian
kornjača
Serbian
kornjača
Romanian
broască țestoasă
Polish
żółw
Ukrainian
черепаха
Turkish
kaplumbağa
Arabic
سلحفاة
Persian
لاک‌پشت
Dari (Afghanistan)
سنگ‌پشت
Pashto (Afghanistan)
کیسپ

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