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The article for

Dia

das Dia

Dia is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Dias

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

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Why is it das Dia?

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

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Photography: Usual short name for diapositive, a transparent picture that is projected to look at a white surface (wall, canvas)

[1] Fotografie: übliche Kurzbezeichnung für Diapositiv, ein transparentes Bild, das zum Betrachten auf eine weiße Fläche (Wand, Leinwand) projiziert wird

[2] Linguistics, word formation: Abbreviation for Diastema

[2] Linguistik, Wortbildung: Abkürzung für Diastema

Examples

[1] Today our neighbors show us their slides from the last vacation

[1] Heute zeigen uns unsere Nachbarn ihre Dias vom letzten Urlaub.

[1] “The dad is crouching, just because it has become too cold in his basement and in the garden, half sick in his room, studies languages, manufactures comparative sound tables, defines travel destinations with green leaders, frames dias from the last vacation, answered foreign letter ""

[1] „Da hockt der Papa, nur weil es ihm im Keller und im Garten zu kalt geworden ist, halb krank in seinem Zimmer, studiert Sprachen, fertigt vergleichende Lauttabellen an, legt Reiseziele mit Grünen Führern fest, rahmt Dias vom letzten Urlaub, beantwortet ausländische Briefe.“
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] Correction of the lip ribbon with a real diastema medial is billed according to Bema NRE 61 (DIA).

[2] Korrektur des Lippenbändchens bei echtem Diastema mediale wird nach nach BEMA Nr. 61 (Dia) abgerechnet.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Dia die Dias
Genitiv des Dias der Dias
Dativ dem Dia den Dias
Akkusativ das Dia die Dias

Pronunciation

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