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The article for

Axis

der Axis

Axis is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Axes
English
second cervical vertebra
Topic
Body

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Why is it der Axis?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Axis, so learn the two together: der Axis.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Medicine: axis, center line (for example an organ)

[1] Medizin: Achse, Mittellinie (zum Beispiel eines Organs)

[2] Anatomy: The second cervical vertebrae of the human spine

[2] Anatomie: Der zweite Halswirbel der menschlichen Wirbelsäule

Examples

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[2] Together with the Atlas, the Axis enables the turn of the head

[2] Zusammen mit dem Atlas ermöglicht der Axis die Drehung des Kopfes.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Axis die Axes
Genitiv des Axis der Axes
Dativ dem Axis den Axes
Akkusativ den Axis die Axes

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