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die Wirbelsäule

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Wirbelsäule?

It's die Wirbelsäule. Plural: die Wirbelsäulen.

Meaning
spine
Gender
feminine
Level
B1 · Body
Riddle
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Why it's die: -e

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

All 30 rules for der, die and das ›

Wirbelsäule in other languages

Czech
páteř
Slovak
chrbtica
Hungarian
gerinc
Slovenian
hrbtenica
Italian
colonna vertebrale
Croatian
kralježnica
Bosnian
kičma
Serbian
kičma
Romanian
coloană vertebrală
Polish
kręgosłup
Ukrainian
хребет
Turkish
omurga
Arabic
عمود فقري
Persian
ستون فقرات
Dari (Afghanistan)
ستون فقرات
Pashto (Afghanistan)
ملا تیر

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