Why is it der Schössling?
Schössling ends in -ling, and most nouns ending in -ling are masculine: in a German dictionary, 82% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -ling der
Meaning
Examples
[1] Every spring you should cut off the shotgings
[1] Jedes Frühjahr sollte man die Schösslinge abschneiden.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Schössling | die Schösslinge |
| Genitiv | des Schösslings | der Schösslinge |
| Dativ | dem Schössling | den Schösslingen |
| Akkusativ | den Schössling | die Schösslinge |
Pronunciation
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