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The article for

Neige

die Neige

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

Plural
die Neigen

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Why is it die Neige?

Neige ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -e
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] The very last remnant of a liquid (mostly drink) in a container such as, glass, bottle, cup, cup

[1] der allerletzte Rest einer Flüssigkeit (meist Getränk) in einem Behältnis wie, Glas, Flasche, Tasse, Becher

[2] Something is almost used up or to the end

[2] etwas ist fast aufgebraucht oder zu Ende.

Examples

[1] The beer mugs had been drunk for a long time, but no waiter caused supplies

[1] Die Bierkrüge waren schon lange bis zur Neige ausgetrunken, aber kein Kellner sorgte für Nachschub.

[1] "He tends the neck of the port wine bottle over the glass, but only a slim tissue dribbles out"

[1] „Er neigt den Hals der Portweinflasche über das Glas, aber nur eine klägliche Neige tröpfelt heraus.“
More source examples (2)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] DаS money is coming

[2] Dаs Geld geht zur Neige.

[2] The year is coming

[2] Dаs Jahr geht zur Neige.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Neige die Neigen
Genitiv der Neige der Neigen
Dativ der Neige den Neigen
Akkusativ die Neige die Neigen

Pronunciation

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