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der Schmetterling

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Schmetterling?

It's der Schmetterling. Plural: die Schmetterlinge.

Meaning
butterfly
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Animals
Riddle
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Why it's der: -ling

Nouns ending in -ling are mostly der. Schmetterling follows the rule.

All 30 rules for der, die and das ›

Schmetterling in other languages

Czech
motýl
Slovak
motýľ
Hungarian
pillangó
Slovenian
metulj
Italian
farfalla
Croatian
leptir
Bosnian
leptir
Serbian
leptir
Romanian
fluture
Polish
motyl
Ukrainian
метелик
Turkish
kelebek
Arabic
فراشة
Persian
پروانه
Dari (Afghanistan)
پروانه
Pashto (Afghanistan)
پتنګ

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