Why is it das Eiland?
Eiland ends in -and, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 52% of -and nouns take das, 41% take der, and 7% take die. So learn it with its article: das Eiland.
Which endings you can rely on das
Meaning
[1] Poetic: Island
[1] poetisch: InselExamples
[1] Rottum is only an Eilande
[1] Rottum ist nur ein Eiland.
[1] "The Eiland had been uninhabited when Portuguese seafarers discovered it in 1470"
[1] „Das Eiland war unbewohnt gewesen, als portugiesische Seefahrer es 1470 entdeckten.“
More source examples (3)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "The emigrants only know about where the promising island is, because they don't know compass and nautical charts"
[1] „Die Auswanderer wissen nur ungefähr, wo sich das verheißungsvolle Eiland befindet, denn Kompass und Seekarten kennen sie nicht.“
[1] "The Eiland would not be more beautiful, but the welfare is larger"
[1] „Das Eiland würde dadurch nicht schöner, die Welfare aber größer.“
[1] "We break the rush in the early morning"
[1] „Wir brechen am frühen Morgen zu den Eilanden auf.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Eiland | die Eilande |
| Genitiv | des Eilandes des Eilands | der Eilande |
| Dativ | dem Eiland dem Eilande | den Eilanden |
| Akkusativ | das Eiland | die Eilande |
Pronunciation
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