Is it der, die oder das Ötzi?

DER

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

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

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Ötzi?

How does the declension of Ötzi 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 Ötzi	—
Genitive	des Ötzi des Ötzis	—
Dative	dem Ötzi	—
Akkusative	den Ötzi	—

What is the meaning of Ötzi in German?

Ötzi is defined as:

[1] 1991 glacier mummy found in the Ötztal Alps, which is about 5300 years old and thus comes from the late Neolithic period

[1] 1991 in den Ötztaler Alpen gefundene Gletschermumie, die etwa 5300 Jahre alt ist und somit aus der späten Jungsteinzeit stammt

How to use Ötzi in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Ötzi with translations in English.

[1] „Die Kleidungsstücke aus Leder und Bast, der Köcher und die Pfeile sind die ältesten Funde dieser Art in den Alpen, und damit rund 1000 Jahre älter als Ötzi.“

[1] "The clothes made of leather and bast, the quiver and the arrows are the oldest finds of this kind in the Alps, and thus around 1000 years older than Ötziä"

[1] „Schon der Gletschermann Ötzi schmückte sich vor 5.000 Jahren mit rätselhaften Tattoos in Form von Strichen und Kreuzen.“

[1] "Even the glacier Ötzi decorated himself with enigmatic tattoos in the form of strokes and crosses 5 people."

[1] „Immer wieder wurde die Leiche untersucht, doch erst jetzt glauben Forscher anhand der Wunden belegen zu können, wie Ötzi starb: Er wurde gejagt – und schließlich durch einen Pfeil getötet.“

[1] "The body has been examined again and again, but only now that researchers only believe that the wounds can prove how Ötzi died: he was hunted - and finally killed by an arrow"

[1] „Seine Stimme klingt, als hätte man Ötzi das Sprechen beigebracht.“

[1] "His voice sounds as if Ötzi had taught speaking"

How do you pronounce Ötzi?

Ötzi

Pictures or photos of Ötzi

[1] Eine Nachbildung der Kleidung des Ötzi in einem Südtiroler Museum

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