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The article for

Fell

das Fell

Fell is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Felle

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Why is it das Fell?

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

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] The hairy skin of an animal

[1] die behaarte Haut eines Tieres

[2] The pulled out and tanned skin of an animal

[2] die abgezogene und gegerbte Haut eines Tieres

Examples

[1] She crawled the fur

[1] Sie kraulte ihm das Fell.

[1] "'The last child has Fell' is a saying that is common among veterinarians, which can also be read in the most popular names for cats and dogs"

[1] „‚Das letzte Kind hat Fell‘ ist ein unter Tierärzten verbreiteter Spruch, das lässt sich auch an den populärsten Namen für Katzen und Hunde ablesen.“
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[2] A Fellä served as a bed inlet

[2] Als Bettvorleger diente ein Fell.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Fell die Felle
Genitiv des Felles des Fells der Felle
Dativ dem Fell dem Felle den Fellen
Akkusativ das Fell die Felle

Pronunciation

In context

[1] das weiße, weiche Fell einer Angorakatze
[1] das weiße, weiche Fell einer Angorakatze Wikimedia Commons
[2] Fell eines Lammes
[2] Fell eines Lammes Wikimedia Commons

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