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The article for

Amsel

die Amsel

Amsel is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Amseln

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it die Amsel?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Amsel, so learn the two together: die Amsel.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Zoology, especially ornithology: large, black songbird with a yellow beak

[1] Zoologie, speziell Ornithologie: großer, schwarzer Singvogel mit gelbem Schnabel

Examples

[1] The female blackbird builds a nest three times a year

[1] Die weibliche Amsel baut dreimal im Jahr ein Nest.

[1] "A blackbird had come too"

[1] „Eine Amsel war auch gekommen.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The sun shines mildly, a scent of spring seasons the air, robin pears its songs, the blackbird flutes, and even larks already tire"

[1] „Die Sonne scheint milde, ein Duft von Frühling würzt die Luft, Rotkehlchen perlen ihre Lieder, die Amseln flöten, und sogar Lerchen tirilieren bereits.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Amsel die Amseln
Genitiv der Amsel der Amseln
Dativ der Amsel den Amseln
Akkusativ die Amsel die Amseln

Pronunciation

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