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das Wattestäbchen

like das Blatt

Is it der, die or das Wattestäbchen?

It's das Wattestäbchen. Plural: die Wattestäbchen.

Meaning
cotton swab
Gender
neuter
Level
A2 · Health
Riddle
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Why it's das: -chen / -lein

Little things: -chen and -lein make every word das, even das Mädchen. Only the little-thing ending counts: der Kuchen and der Knochen just end in -chen. Wattestäbchen follows the rule.

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Wattestäbchen in other languages

Czech
vatová tyčinka
Slovak
vatová tyčinka
Hungarian
fültisztító pálcika
Slovenian
vatirana palčka
Italian
cotton fioc
Croatian
štapić za uši
Bosnian
štapić za uši
Serbian
štapić za uši
Romanian
bețișor de urechi
Polish
patyczek higieniczny
Ukrainian
ватна паличка
Turkish
kulak çubuğu
Arabic
عود قطن
Persian
گوش‌پاک‌کن
Dari (Afghanistan)
گوش‌پاک
Pashto (Afghanistan)
د غوږ پاکوونکی

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