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The article for

Gingivitis

die Gingivitis

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

Plural
die Gingivitiden

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Why is it die Gingivitis?

Gingivitis ends in -itis, and nouns ending in -itis are feminine: in a German dictionary, 100% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -itis
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Dentistry: Inflammation of the gums

[1] Zahnmedizin: Entzündung des Zahnfleisches

Examples

[1] "The microbial infections, systemic factors, such as a change in the general infection defense mechanisms, thermal and chemical alterations of the mucous membrane lead to acute gingivitis."

[1] „Die mikrobiellen Infektionen, systemische Faktoren, wie z. B. eine Änderung der allgemeinen Infektabwehrmechanismen, thermische und chemische Alterationen der Schleimhaut führen zu einer akuten Gingivitis.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Gingivitis die Gingivitiden
Genitiv der Gingivitis der Gingivitiden
Dativ der Gingivitis den Gingivitiden
Akkusativ die Gingivitis die Gingivitiden

Pronunciation

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