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title: "Eiskugel: der, die or das? It’s die Eiskugel (scoop) | Yupo"
description: "Short answer: die Eiskugel, “scoop”. Accusative: die Eiskugel; dative: der Eiskugel. Learn why it takes die and test yourself with a mini quiz."
url: https://yupolearn.com/en/word/eiskugel/
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# Eiskugel: der, die or das?

die Eiskugel

Scoop

feminin · feminine [Food and drink](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/food-drink/) Level: Intermediate

**Short answer:** Eiskugel takes the article die (die Eiskugel). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “scoop” in English.

## Eiskugel: word facts

- **Article**: die
- **Gender**: feminin (feminine)
- **English**: Scoop
- **Topic**: Food and drink
- **Yupo level**: Intermediate

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Eiskugel in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/Eiskugel)
- [Eiskugel in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/Eiskugel)

Last updated: October 24, 2026 · [Method](https://yupolearn.com/en/about/#method)

## Why does Eiskugel take die?

No suffix rule covers Eiskugel, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Eiskugel as something red.

[See the article rules →](https://yupolearn.com/en/german-article-rules/)

## Eiskugel in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | die Eiskugel |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | die Eiskugel |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | der Eiskugel |

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## die Eiskugel and 4,544 more words

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