Is it der, die oder das Diözese?

DIE

The correct article in German of Diözese is die. So it is die Diözese! (nominative case)

The word Diözese is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);
for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);
for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Diözese?

How does the declension of Diözese work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Diözese	die Diözesen
Genitive	der Diözese	der Diözesen
Dative	der Diözese	den Diözesen
Akkusative	die Diözese	die Diözesen

What is the meaning of Diözese in German?

Diözese has various definitions in German:

[1] Roman Empire: originally the name for the state financial administration in the old Rome, later name for one of the 12 sub -areas of the Roman Empire

[1] Römisches Reich: ursprünglich die Bezeichnung für die staatliche Finanzverwaltung im alten Rom, später Bezeichnung für eines der 12 Teilgebiete des römischen Reiches

[2] Roman Catholic Church: District area of a bishop

[2] römisch-katholische Kirche: Amtsgebiet eines Bischofs

How to use Diözese in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Diözese with translations in English.

[1] Der Leiter der Diözesen (und Provinzen) war der Vikar (vicarius).

[1] The head of the dioceses (and provinces) was the vicar (vicarius)

[2] In der katholischen Kirche besitzt der Bischof einer Diözese volle Jurisdiktion.

[2] In the Catholic Church, the bishop of a diocese has full jurisdiction

[2] „Als vierzehnter Bischof für die Diözese Brandenburg war Wigger, Propst des Stiftes Unserer l. Frau in Magdeburg, vordem Mitglied des Prämonstratenserstiftes Kappenberg, ein Mann von größter Tatkraft und Regsamkeit, 1138 geweiht worden.“

[2] "As a fourteenth bishop for the Brandenburg diocese, Wigger, provost of the Abbey of our woman in Magdeburg, previously member of the Kappenberg Premonstratensian, was consecrated in 1138."

[2] „Er hielt die Priester seiner Diözese an, nur solchen Mischehen den Segen zu erteilen, bei denen die Ehepartner ausdrücklich versprachen, die Kinder im katholischen Glauben zu erziehen.“

[2] "He stated the priests of his diocese to only give the blessing of the blessings, in which the spouses expressly promised to educate the children in Catholic faith"

How do you pronounce Diözese?

Diözese

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