Frauenarzt: der, die or das?
derFrauenarzt
Gynaecologist
Short answer: Frauenarzt takes the article der (der Frauenarzt). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “gynaecologist” in English.
Frauenarzt: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Gynaecologist
- Topic
- Body and health
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Frauenarzt take der?
Frauenarzt is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Arzt → der Frauenarzt.
See the article rules →Frauenarzt in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | der Frauenarzt |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | den Frauenarzt |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | dem Frauenarzt |
More words ending in -arzt
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
