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