Why is it die Issel?

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

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] A river in Germany and the Netherlands, inflow into the North Sea

[1] ein Fluss in Deutschland und den Niederlanden, Zufluss in die Nordsee

Examples

[1] At Doesburg, the issel flows into the "Gelderse Ijssel"

[1] Bei Doesburg mündet die Issel in die „Gelderse IJssel“.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Issel —
Genitiv der Issel —
Dativ der Issel —
Akkusativ die Issel —

Pronunciation

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