Short answer: Gebärmutter takes the article die (die Gebärmutter). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “uterus” in English.
Gebärmutter: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Uterus
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Advanced
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Why does Gebärmutter take die?
Gebärmutter is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Mutter → die Gebärmutter.
See the article rules →Gebärmutter in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Gebärmutter |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Gebärmutter |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Gebärmutter |
More words ending in -mutter
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
