Picture in the app

der Tintenfisch

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Tintenfisch?

It's der Tintenfisch. Plural: die Tintenfische.

Meaning
octopus
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Animals
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Tintenfisch in other languages

Czech
chobotnice
Slovak
chobotnica
Hungarian
polip
Slovenian
hobotnica
Italian
polpo
Croatian
hobotnica
Bosnian
hobotnica
Serbian
hobotnica
Romanian
caracatiță
Polish
ośmiornica
Ukrainian
восьминіг
Turkish
ahtapot
Arabic
أخطبوط
Persian
اختاپوس
Dari (Afghanistan)
اختاپوس
Pashto (Afghanistan)
اختاپوس

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