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

das Rückenmark

Spinal cord

neutral · neuter [Body and health](https://yupolearn.com/en/topics/body-health/) Level: Advanced

**Short answer:** Rückenmark takes the article das (das Rückenmark). It’s a neuter noun (German: neutral) and means “spinal cord” in English.

## Rückenmark: word facts

- **Article**: das
- **Gender**: neutral (neuter)
- **English**: Spinal cord
- **Topic**: Body and health
- **Yupo level**: Advanced

## Check a dictionary

You can also check the article in independent German dictionaries:

- [Rückenmark in Duden →](https://www.duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/R%C3%BCckenmark)
- [Rückenmark in DWDS →](https://www.dwds.de/wb/R%C3%BCckenmark)

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

## Why does Rückenmark take das?

No suffix rule covers Rückenmark, so learn it together with its article. In Yupo, das words are green. Picture Rückenmark as something green.

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

## Rückenmark in the accusative and dative

Singular, with the definite article

| Nominativ subject: who? what? | das Rückenmark |
| --- | --- |
| Akkusativ direct object: whom? what? | das Rückenmark |
| Dativ indirect object: to whom? | dem Rückenmark |

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