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The article for

Marionette

die Marionette

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

Plural
die Marionetten

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Why is it die Marionette?

Marionette ends in -ette, and almost all nouns ending in -ette are feminine: in a German dictionary, 96% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ette
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Local doll that is moved on threads

[1] Gliederpuppe, die an Fäden bewegt wird

[2] Translated: Human (especially politicians) who are controlled by others

[2] übertragen: Mensch (insbesondere Politiker), der von anderen kontrolliert wird

Examples

[1] The production of puppets is part of the Sicilian folk art

[1] Die Herstellung von Marionetten ist Teil der sizilianischen Volkskunst.

[1] "In a different room that a large wing armor masters, puppets look down the visitor from the walls"

[1] „In einem anderen Raum, den ein großer Ohrensessel beherrscht, schauen Marionetten den Besucher von den Wänden herab an.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "I only looked at him, with 'empty eyes', like a Kleistsche MarionetteÄ"

[1] „Ich sah ihn nur an, mit ›leeren Augen‹, wie eine Kleistsche Marionette.“

[2] Pétain was a puppet of the German occupiers

[2] Pétain war eine Marionette der deutschen Besatzer.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Marionette die Marionetten
Genitiv der Marionette der Marionetten
Dativ der Marionette den Marionetten
Akkusativ die Marionette die Marionetten

Pronunciation

In context

[1] Marionette
[1] Marionette Wikimedia Commons

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