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The article for

Kompressor

der Kompressor

Kompressor is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Kompressoren

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Why is it der Kompressor?

Kompressor ends in -or, and almost all nouns ending in -or are masculine: in a German dictionary, 93% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -or
Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Apparatus for the compression of gases

[1] Apparat zur Verdichtung von Gasen

[2] sound technology: Device to reduce the dynamic scope of a sound signal

[2] Tontechnik: Gerät zur Reduzierung des Dynamikumfangs eines Tonsignals

Examples

[1] I'm looking for a cheap compressor with which I can operate a impact wrench

[1] Ich suche nach einem günstigen Kompressor, mit dem ich einen Schlagschrauber betreiben kann.

[1] The compressor of the cooling unit for the frozen food no longer runs

[1] Der Kompressor des Kühlaggregates für die Tiefkühlkost läuft nicht mehr.
More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[2] The sound of the music was changed using a compressor

[2] Der Klang der Musik wurde mittels Kompressor verändert.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Kompressor die Kompressoren
Genitiv des Kompressors der Kompressoren
Dativ dem Kompressor den Kompressoren
Akkusativ den Kompressor die Kompressoren

Pronunciation

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