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der Zollstock

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Zollstock?

It's der Zollstock. Plural: die Zollstöcke.

Meaning
folding ruler
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Tools
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Zollstock in other languages

Czech
skládací metr
Slovak
skladací meter
Hungarian
colstok
Slovenian
meter
Italian
metro pieghevole
Croatian
sklopivi metar
Bosnian
sklopivi metar
Serbian
metar
Romanian
metru pliant
Polish
składany metr
Ukrainian
складний метр
Turkish
katlanır metre
Arabic
متر مطوي
Persian
متر تاشو
Dari (Afghanistan)
متر تاشو
Pashto (Afghanistan)
قاتېدونکی متر

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