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The article for

Eleganz

die Eleganz

Eleganz is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
no plural

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Why is it die Eleganz?

Eleganz ends in -anz, and most nouns ending in -anz are feminine: in a German dictionary, 82% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -anz
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] dexterity, grace

[1] Gewandtheit, Anmut

[2] Tasteful and fashionable equipment

[2] geschmackvolle und modische Ausstattung

[3] cultivation

[3] Kultiviertheit

Examples

[1] The jump of the bathing mixes from the three -meter board was full of elegant

[1] Der Sprung der Badenixe vom Dreimeterbrett war voller Eleganz.

[2] The elegance of his evening wear leaving nothing to be desired

[2] Die Eleganz seiner Abendgarderobe ließ nichts zu wünschen übrig.
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] It dresses with a casual elegant

[2] Sie kleidet sich mit lässiger Eleganz.

[2] "Especially the elegance of the foyer and the curved stairwells were enthusiastic about the young photographers"

[2] „Besonders von der Eleganz des Foyers und der geschwungenen Treppenhäuser waren die jungen Fotografinnen begeistert.“

[3] The passage about returning to the parental farm is formulated with brilliant elegance

[3] Gerade die Passage über die Rückkehr auf den elterlichen Hof ist mit brillanter Eleganz formuliert.

[3] "The laws of elegance included, among other things, German speaking at home, even if the Eckerts in line with the Poland Ware" "

[3] „Die Gesetze der Eleganz umfassten unter anderem das Deutsch-Sprechen zu Hause, auch wenn die Eckerts abstammungsmäßig näher an den Polen waren.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Eleganz —
Genitiv der Eleganz —
Dativ der Eleganz —
Akkusativ die Eleganz —

Pronunciation

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