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The article for

Türkis

der Türkis

Türkis is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Türkise

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Türkis?

Türkis is a colour. Most colours used as nouns are neuter (das Rot and das Blau), but Türkis is an exception: der Türkis.

Colours as nouns
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Blue -green semi -precious stone

[1] blaugrüner Halbedelstein

Examples

[1] The navajo process turquoise to jewelry

[1] Die Navajo verarbeiten Türkise zu Schmuck.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Türkis die Türkise
Genitiv des Türkises der Türkise
Dativ dem Türkis den Türkisen
Akkusativ den Türkis die Türkise
Sense 2
das

Meaning

[1] Name of the turquoise color, paint color, string color

[1] Name des türkisfarbenen Farbtons, Malfarbe, Streichfarbe

Examples

[1] Some people have a hard time besmanizing turquoise from blue

[1] Manche Leute haben es schwer, Türkis von Blau zu unterscheiden.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Türkis —
Genitiv des Türkises —
Dativ dem Türkis —
Akkusativ das Türkis —

Pronunciation

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