Is it der, die or das Schweif?

DER

Schweif

The correct article in German of Schweif is der. So it is der Schweif! (nominative case)

The word Schweif is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Schweif?

How does the declension of Schweif work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Schweif	die Schweife
Genitive	des Schweifes des Schweifs	der Schweife
Dative	dem Schweif dem Schweife	den Schweifen
Akkusative	den Schweif	die Schweife

What is the meaning of Schweif in German?

Schweif has various definitions in German:

[1] Cock of the horse

[1] Schwanz des Pferdes

[2] A densely hairy fur tail in the fur industry

[2] ein dicht behaarter Fellschwanz in der Pelzbranche

[3] Schweife of a comet

[3] Schweif eines Kometen

How to use Schweif in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Schweif with translations in English.

[1] Der Aalstrich führt beim Falben oft bis in den Schweif hinein.

[1] The eel line often leads into the tail in the fall

[1] „Die Mähne reicht ihnen bis zur Brust, ihr Schweif fegt den Hügel.“

[1] "The mane extends to your chest, your tail sweeps the hill" "

[2] Vorzugsweise wird der Schweif von russischen und kanadischen Eichhörnchen verwendet.

[2] The tail is preferably used by Russian and Canadian squirrels

[2] „Im Licht der schmalen Mondsichel sah Brian deutlich den buschigen Schweif, den der Skunk zierlich in die Luft reckte, und die weißen Streifen an seinem Rücken.“

[2] "In the light of the narrow crescent moon, Brian clearly saw the bushy tail, which the Skunk daintly stretched into the air, and the white stripes on his back"

[3] Die Bestandteile der Koma (Hülle eines Kometen) werden durch Strahlungsdruck und Sonnenwind „weggeblasen“, so dass sich etwa innerhalb der Marsbahn ein Schweif ausbildet.

[3] The components of the coma (cover of a comet) are "blown away" by radiation pressure and sun wind, so that a tail training within the Marsbahn

Pictures or photos of Schweif

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