Why is it das Ethan?

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

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Meaning

[1] Chemistry: Colorless, odorless, flammable gas, whose molecules consist of two carbon and six hydrogen atoms

[1] Chemie: farbloses, geruchloses, brennbares Gas, deren Moleküle aus zwei Kohlenstoff- und sechs Wasserstoffatomen bestehen

Examples

[1] Ethan is high inflammation

[1] Ethan ist hochentzündlich.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Ethan —
Genitiv des Ethans —
Dativ dem Ethan —
Akkusativ das Ethan —

Pronunciation

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