Why is it die Elongation?
Elongation ends in -ion, and almost all nouns ending in -ion are feminine: in a German dictionary, 94% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -ion die
Meaning
[1] Physics: current deflection of an oscillator
[1] Physik: momentane Auslenkung eines Oszillators[2] Astronomy: The angular distance of a celestial body seen from the earth from the sun
[2] Astronomie: der von der Erde aus gesehene Winkelabstand eines Himmelskörpers von der SonneExamples
[1] The elongation is 10 cm ae
[1] Die Elongation beträgt 10 cm.
[2] The elongation of the moon for the sun is 75 ° .
[2] Die Elongation des Mondes zur Sonne beträgt 75°.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Elongation | die Elongationen |
| Genitiv | der Elongation | der Elongationen |
| Dativ | der Elongation | den Elongationen |
| Akkusativ | die Elongation | die Elongationen |
Pronunciation
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