Fliegenpilz: der, die or das?
derFliegenpilz
Fly agaric
Short answer: Fliegenpilz takes the article der (der Fliegenpilz). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “fly agaric” in English.
Fliegenpilz: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Fly agaric
- Topic
- Nature and the outdoors
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Fliegenpilz take der?
Fliegenpilz is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Pilz → der Fliegenpilz.
See the article rules →Fliegenpilz in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Fliegenpilz |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Fliegenpilz |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Fliegenpilz |
More words ending in -pilz
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
