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The article for

Abhandlung

die Abhandlung

Abhandlung is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Abhandlungen

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Why is it die Abhandlung?

Abhandlung ends in -ung, and nouns ending in -ung are feminine: in a German dictionary, 99% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -ung
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Thorough, written treatment, presentation of a topic

[1] gründliche, schriftliche Behandlung, Darstellung eines Themas

[2] draw, carry out a thorough processing of a topic

[2] Abfassen, Durchführen einer gründlichen Bearbeitung eines Themas

Examples

[1] The author succeeded in reading this difficult topic

[1] Dem Verfasser gelang eine lesenswerte Abhandlung zu diesem schwierigen Thema.

[1] "The next day I had my entire little luggage brought to Mengs and began to deal with the problems of the settlements as a natural and philosopher to write"

[1] „Tags darauf ließ ich mein ganzes geringes Gepäck zu Mengs bringen und begann, eine Abhandlung über die Probleme der Ansiedlungen als Naturkundiger und Philosoph, zu schreiben.“
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[2] The treatise on this topic unexpectedly cost me a lot of time

[2] Die Abhandlung dieses Themas hat mich unerwartet viel Zeit gekostet.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Abhandlung die Abhandlungen
Genitiv der Abhandlung der Abhandlungen
Dativ der Abhandlung den Abhandlungen
Akkusativ die Abhandlung die Abhandlungen

Pronunciation

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