Why is it der Airbag?
Airbag ends in the word das Bag. Compounds usually take the article of their last word, but this one is an exception: der Airbag.
Meaning
Examples
[1] "Airbags for the head, front and the sides also calm down, even with the initially hesitant rapprochement with the top speed that is 220 km/h."
[1] „Airbags für Kopf, Front und die Seiten beruhigen zusätzlich, auch bei der zunächst zögerlichen Annäherung an die Höchstgeschwindigkeit. Die liegt bei 220 km/h.“
[1] Although the German language took over the English word "Airbags" for the "impact pillow", it is a German invention that was patented by the Munich inventor Walter Linderer in 1951
[1] Obwohl die deutsche Sprache das englische Wort „Airbags“ für das „Aufprallkissen“ übernahm, ist es eine bereits 1951 von dem Münchner Erfinder Walter Linderer patentierte, deutsche Erfindung.
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "His nose was bloody from the airbag"
[1] „Seine Nase war vom Airbag blutig geschlagen.“
[1] "Ali repaired her cars, took care of the electrics, assembled new airbags in their limousine" "
[1] „Ali reparierte ihre Autos, kümmerte sich um die Elektrik, montierte neue Airbags in ihre Limousinen.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Airbag | die Airbags |
| Genitiv | des Airbags | der Airbags |
| Dativ | dem Airbag | den Airbags |
| Akkusativ | den Airbag | die Airbags |
Pronunciation
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