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The article for

Lungenspitze

die Lungenspitze

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

Plural
die Lungenspitzen
English
lung apex
Topic
Body

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Why is it die Lungenspitze?

Lungenspitze is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Spitze. So it’s die Lungenspitze.

Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] Medicine, Anatomy, Biology: Supreme/Maximum Zipfel of the Breathing Corporal Lungs

[1] Medizin, Anatomie, Biologie: oberster/höchstgelegener Zipfel des Atmungsorgans Lunge

Examples

[1] The lung tip is the least supplied with blood, especially in physical calm, there are approx. 20 cm between it and the heart level.

[1] Die Lungenspitze wird insbesondere bei körperlicher Ruhe am wenigsten durchblutet, zwischen ihr und der Herzebene liegen ca. 20 cm.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Lungenspitze die Lungenspitzen
Genitiv der Lungenspitze der Lungenspitzen
Dativ der Lungenspitze den Lungenspitzen
Akkusativ die Lungenspitze die Lungenspitzen

Pronunciation

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