Der, die or das Silvester? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

das Silvester

neuter noun · New Year's Eve · level A2

The plural

die Silvester - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.

Why das?

"Silvester" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules - it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit: das Silvester. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.

Words from the same topic (Holidays)

die Veranstaltung
das Treffen
das Motto
die Weihnachten
das Fest
der Gastgeber
das Festival
der Eintritt

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