Why is it das Inferno?
Inferno ends in -o, but that ending doesn’t settle the article: in a German dictionary, 45% of -o nouns take das, 43% take der, and 11% take die. So learn it with its article: das Inferno.
Which endings you can rely on das
Meaning
[1] horrific, catastrophic event
[1] entsetzliches, katastrophales EreignisExamples
[1] "Shortly before the planned inferno, a German hospital car gambled across the enemy lines"
[1] „Kurz vor dem geplanten Inferno zockelte ein deutscher Lazarettwagen quer durch die feindlichen Linien.“
[1] "Rather, the officials mostly left the apartment with the expression of the dismay, apparently only inspired by one thought of escaping the inferno in the fresh air"
[1] „Vielmehr verließen die Beamten die Wohnung meist mit dem Ausdruck der Bestürzung, offenbar nur von dem einen Gedanken beseelt, dem Inferno an die frische Luft zu entkommen.“
More source examples (2)
These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.
[1] "We traveled from Innsbruck into the Inferno"
[1] „Wir sind von Innsbruck ins Inferno gereist.“
[1] "Carlos knew that the Inferno had to break off"
[1] „Carlos wusste, dass das Inferno gleich losbrechen musste.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Inferno | die Infernos |
| Genitiv | des Infernos | der Infernos |
| Dativ | dem Inferno | den Infernos |
| Akkusativ | das Inferno | die Infernos |
Pronunciation
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