Why is it der Holzapfel?
Holzapfel is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Apfel. So it’s der Holzapfel.
Meaning
[1] Description of the European Wild apple Malus Sylvestris
[1] Bezeichnung des europäischen Wildapfels Malus sylvestris[2] Not pure wildlings of the cultural apple
[2] nicht sortenreine Wildlinge des KulturapfelsExamples
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Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Holzapfel | die Holzäpfel |
| Genitiv | des Holzapfels | der Holzäpfel |
| Dativ | dem Holzapfel | den Holzäpfeln |
| Akkusativ | den Holzapfel | die Holzäpfel |
Meaning
[1] German family name
[1] deutscher FamiliennameExamples
Ole
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Grammar note
The oral, colloquial use of the article for last names is not uniformly used to do not use an article, Central German is inconsistent, in southern German, Austrian and Swiss idioms the article tends to be needed.
In the event of an article use: the "wooden apple" - for male individuals who "wood apple" in the singular - for female individuals - and/or a "wooden apple" for a relative and/or a relative from the family " Wood apple ”and/or the group of names. The one in the plural applies to the family and/or all name carriers of the same name. The written, standard language use for last names is in principle without an article.
Declension
| 1 | Singular m | Singular f | Plural 1 | Plural 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Holzapfel (Holzapfel) | die Holzapfel (Holzapfel) | die Holzapfels | die Holzapfel | ||
| Genitiv | des Holzapfel des Holzapfels Holzapfels | der Holzapfel (Holzapfel) | der Holzapfels | der Holzapfel | ||
| Dativ | dem Holzapfel (Holzapfel) | der Holzapfel (Holzapfel) | den Holzapfels | den Holzapfel | ||
| Akkusativ | den Holzapfel (Holzapfel) | die Holzapfel (Holzapfel) | die Holzapfels | die Holzapfel | ||
| siehe auch: Grammatik der deutschen Namen | ||||||
Pronunciation
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