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The article for

Circus

der Circus

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

Plural
die Circusse

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it der Circus?

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

Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Ancient: elongated horse racing track

[1] Antike: langgestreckte Pferderennbahn

[2] moving company that demonstrates acrobatics and animal dressage

[2] fahrendes Unternehmen, das Akrobatik und Tierdressuren vorführt

Examples

[1] The genus Circus is represented in Germany with three species

[1] Die Gattung Circus ist in Deutschland mit drei Arten vertreten.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Circus die Circusse
Genitiv des Circus des Circusses der Circusse
Dativ dem Circus den Circussen
Akkusativ den Circus die Circusse

Pronunciation

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