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der Schleier

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Schleier?

It's der Schleier. Plural: die Schleier.

Meaning
veil
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Clothing
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Schleier in other languages

Czech
závoj
Slovak
závoj
Hungarian
fátyol
Slovenian
tančica
Italian
velo
Croatian
veo
Bosnian
veo
Serbian
veo
Romanian
văl
Polish
welon
Ukrainian
фата
Turkish
duvak
Arabic
طرحة
Persian
تور عروس
Dari (Afghanistan)
چادر
Pashto (Afghanistan)
څادری

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